The Encyclopaedia of the Kennel - A Complete Manual of the Dog, its Varieties, Physiology, Breeding, Training, Exhibition and Management, with Articles on the Designing of Kennels

Everything the Edwardian kennel needed, from Aberdeen Terrier to Yorkshire Terrier, in a single alphabetical sweep.

Vero Shaw had already given the Victorian fancy its great illustrated survey when he produced The Encyclopaedia of the Kennel in 1913. It is a working A to Z: the breeds interleaved with entries on physiology and feeding, blistering and vomiting, the stud, veterinary care, exhibition - and, unusually, the designing and construction of kennels themselves.

Published on the eve of the First World War, when the Kennel Club system had reached maturity, it is illustrated with 16 full-page plates and remains one of the most quoted single-volume references of its period.

This edition features:

• A complete alphabetical manual of the dog, from breeds to ailments to the stud
• A distinctive section on the designing and construction of kennels
• Sixteen full-page plates, reproduced from the 1913 edition
• Written by the author of the great Victorian illustrated survey of the dog