Dogs and All About Them


Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(4.6 stars; 7 reviews)

This comprehensive guide on dog-rearing looks at dogs as more than just pets - as people's best friends. The author describes each breed of dog in a detailed and systematic way, with complete notes on show-dogs. (Summary by Diana Majlinger) (13 hr 36 min)

Kapitel

Preface 3:08 Gelesen von Availle
Chapter 1 - General History of the Dog 19:32 Gelesen von Availle
Chapter 2 -The English Mastiff 14:25 Gelesen von Amy Benton
Chapter 3 -The Bulldog 28:24 Gelesen von Amy Benton
Chapter 4 - The St. Bernard 14:09 Gelesen von Cascades
Chapter 5 - The Newfoundland 13:54 Gelesen von William Peck
Chapter 6 - The Great Dane 11:56 Gelesen von Patrick Wells
Chapter 7 - The Dalmatian 10:11 Gelesen von Denise Resnik
Chapter 8 - The Collie 16:34 Gelesen von Greg W.
Chapter 9 - The Old English Sheepdog 14:03 Gelesen von Amy Benton
Chapter 10 - The Chow Chow 5:51 Gelesen von grace4him
Chapter 11 - The Poodle 17:28 Gelesen von Roger Melin
Chapter 12 - The Schipperke 8:20 Gelesen von Cascades
Chapter 13 - The Bloodhound 14:14 Gelesen von Neeru Iyer
Chapter 14 - The Otterhound 10:27 Gelesen von Denise Resnik
Chapter 15 - The Irish Wolfhound 12:57 Gelesen von Jhiu
Chapter 16 - The Deerhound 17:02 Gelesen von Jhiu
Chapter 17 - The Borzoi, or Russian Wolfhound 17:03 Gelesen von Cascades
Chapter 18 - The Greyhound 10:56 Gelesen von grace4him
Chapter 19 - The Whippet 11:18 Gelesen von Marian Martin
Chapter 20 - The Foxhound 14:11 Gelesen von William Peck
Chapter 21 - The Harrier and the Beagle 11:26 Gelesen von Bill Mosley
Chapter 22 - The Pointer 11:58 Gelesen von Cascades
Chapter 23 - The Setters 20:27 Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Chapter 24 - The Retrievers 18:11 Gelesen von Wiebke
Chapter 25 - The Sporting Spaniel; Part 1 27:39 Gelesen von Wiebke
Chapter 25 - The Sporting Spaniel; Part 2 27:51 Gelesen von Wiebke
Chapter 26 - The Basset-Hound 8:39 Gelesen von Anne Cheng
Chapter 27 - The Dachshund 21:17 Gelesen von Tom Clifton
Chapter 28 - The Old Working Terrier 12:45 Gelesen von Cascades
Chapter 29 - The White English Terrier 7:59 Gelesen von Neeru Iyer
Chapter 30 - The Black and Tan Terrier 6:14 Gelesen von Neeru Iyer
Chapter 31 - The Bull-Terrier 10:18 Gelesen von Neeru Iyer
Chapter 32 - The Smooth Fox-Terrier 22:34 Gelesen von Neeru Iyer
Chapter 33 - The Wire-Hair Fox-Terrier 15:29 Gelesen von Neeru Iyer
Chapter 34 - The Airedale Terrier 13:36 Gelesen von Ian Grae
Chapter 35 - The Bedlington Terrier 8:16 Gelesen von Matthew Ward
Chapter 36 - The Irish Terrier 17:45 Gelesen von Patrick Wells
Chapter 37 - The Welsh Terrier 13:22 Gelesen von Bill Mosley
Chapter 38 - The Scottish Terrier 12:11 Gelesen von Ian Grae
Chapter 39 - The West Highland White Terrier 18:24 Gelesen von SusieSA
Chapter 40 - The Dandie Dinmont 13:18 Gelesen von Cascades
Chapter 41 - The Skye and Clydesdale Terriers 17:55 Gelesen von Anthony Wilson
Chapter 42 - The Yorkshire Terrier 10:13 Gelesen von Anthony Wilson
Chapter 43 - The Pomeranian 15:56 Gelesen von Anthony Wilson
Chapter 44 - The King Charles Spaniels 22:53 Gelesen von Cascades
Chapter 45 - The Pekinese and Japanese 26:50 Gelesen von Emily Livingston
Chapter 46 - The Maltese Dog and the Pug 11:04 Gelesen von Anthony Wilson
Chapter 47 - The Brussels Griffon 9:14 Gelesen von Anthony Wilson
Chapter 48 - The Miniature Breeds 10:53 Gelesen von Anthony Wilson
Chapter 49 - Practical Management 13:41 Gelesen von Anthony Wilson
Chapter 50 - Breeding and Whelping 17:39 Gelesen von Neeru Iyer
Chapter 51 - Some Common Ailments of the Dog and their Treatment; Part 1 21:27 Gelesen von Sienna
Chapter 51 - Some Common Ailments of the Dog and their Treatment; Part 2 23:15 Gelesen von Sienna
Chapter 52 - The Dog and the Law 9:59 Gelesen von Tom Clifton

Bewertungen

very presented


(4 stars)

this was a very good book

Quaint and Gossipy


(3.5 stars)

The author was a dog lover and ?breeder in a small way. He gives us a very brief history of dogs, then starts explaining the various ones in Great Britain during the late 1800s. Each chapter talks about one breed, or sometimes two closely related breeds, gives what is known about the history of them, describes what their purpose was, their appearance, (and why it was better 20 years ago,) then the gossip. I think the author knew everyone associated with purebred dogs in the North of England and most of Scotland; and he knows the names of their dogs. So the book see-saws between interesting and soporific. The narration is excellent.