Bull-Mastiff as I Know it - With Hints for all who are Interested in the Breed - A Practical Scientific and Up-To-Date Guide to the Breeding, Rearing and Training of the Great British Breed of Dog

This volume contains a detailed handbook on the Bull-Mastiff, a large-sized breed of domestic dog developed by 19th-century gamekeepers and descended from the English Mastiff and the extinct Old English Bulldog. It contains chapters on everything from selection and breeding to training and exhibiting, making it a must-have for existing and prospective owners. Contents include: "e;The Dog Breeder's Handy Calculating Table"e;, "e;To My Readers"e;, "e;The Bull-Mastiff's Progenitors"e;, "e;The Evolution of the Bull-Mastiff"e;, "e;What Bull-Mastiffs Really Are"e;, "e;How Bull-Mastiffs Were Produced"e;, "e;Bull-Mastiffs and Bull-Baiting"e;, "e;The Canine Structure"e;, "e;Bull-Mastiffs as Guards"e;, "e;The Colour Question"e;, "e;Principal Points of a Dog"e;, "e;The Birth of the Bull-Mastiff"e;, "e;The Brood Bitch"e;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality addition complete with the original text and artwork.