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Australian Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog
Australian Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog
Australian Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog
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The Australian Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure troves of information about the breed - The physical points, temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are discussed and pictured; and the history of the breed and pedigrees of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books used include: The Practical Dog Book by Edward C. Ash (1930), The Book Of Dogs by Stanley West (1935), Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia by Walter Hutchinson (1935) and many others.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 6, 2016
ISBN9781473352681
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    1935

    The Australian Terrier.—Until recently English dog fanciers have been incredulous as to the genuineness of the Australian Terrier, but ocular proof of its existence as a breed has been demonstrated in the importation of some specimens, and evidence has been supported by the formation of the Victorian Australian Terrier Club, whose book of rules and standard of points bears upon its front the portrait of a typical specimen named Dandy. This portrait presents what appears to be a wirehaired Terrier with cropped ears and a half-docked tail. As an example of the breed it is not altogether convincing, but one is brought by later knowledge to the conclusion that it is the engraving and not the dog that is at

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