The American Book of the Dog

About this film

LibriVox recording of The American Book of the Dog by Various. Read by LibriVox Volunteers Here is a period piece, covering 47 breeds, about the early days of dog breeding, the birth of the American Kennel Club (1884) which firmly established breed standards, and the development of bench shows and field trials. Each article, written by a premier breed expert of the day, sheds light on how today's breeds were sculpted from the best traits of dogs of yesteryear. Old dog training theory and methods of treating disease are discussed. Editor Shields called this book (as of 1891) “the grandest work on the dog ever published”. Its various authors were part of the movement importing canine stock from Europe, often at enormous expense, and organizing national breed clubs from the various private clubs they were part of. ( Summary by Michele Fry) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook 01-12 (244MB) M4B Audiobook 13-24 (159MB) M4B Audiobook 25-36 (119MB…

Directors & creators

Various

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;dogs; dog breeds; hunting dogs; dog clubs

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