American Book of the Dog
Various
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Length 24 h 11 min
Chapters 49
First published 1891
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)
Chapters
1
01 Preface and Introduction Read by Michele Fry 6:54
2
02 The English Setter Read by Michele Fry 54:37
3
03 The Irish Setter Read by Jill Engle 56:21
4
04 The American Golden Setter Read by Jill Engle 40:11
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05 The Pointer, Part 1 Read by Michele Fry 59:16
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06 The Pointer, Part 2 Read by Michele Fry 54:45
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07 The Greyhound Read by Mark Nelson 1:04:59
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08 The Deerhound Read by laurencetrask 38:35
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09 The Foxhound Read by William Allan Jones 48:44
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10 The Basset Hound Read by Roger Melin 16:22
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11 The Dachshund Read by Michele Fry 46:21
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12 The Bloodhound Read by Michele Fry 43:46
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13 The Russian Wolfhound Read by JoshuaD 11:20
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14 The Beagle Hound Read by tommack 46:23
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15 The Irish Water Spaniel Read by E Farmer 18:32
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16 The English Water Spaniel Read by Roger Melin 10:33
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17 The Clumber Spaniel Read by Michele Fry 36:25
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18 The Sussex Spaniel Read by Jamie Fidler 8:36
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19 The Field Spaniel Read by tommack 17:56
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20 The Cocker Spaniel Read by Michele Fry 46:58
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21 The Chesapeake Bay Dog Read by tommack 33:10
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22 The Fox Terrier Read by William Allan Jones 49:35
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23 The Bedlington Terrier Read by tommack 38:07
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24 The Irish Terrier Read by Colleen McMahon 27:57
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25 The Bull Terrier Read by tommack 17:56
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26 The White English Terrier Read by Hayley McCardle 7:58
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27 The Yorkshire Terrier Read by Colleen McMahon 43:30
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28 The Airedale Terrier Read by tommack 17:36
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29 The Scottish Terrier Read by BettyB 11:39
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30 The Dandie Dinmont Terrier Read by BettyB 15:18
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31 The Skye Terrier Read by tommack 18:38
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32 The Black and Tan Terrier Read by tommack 13:28
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33 The Maltese Terrier Read by Hayley McCardle 17:05
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34 The Collie Read by Michele Fry 18:15
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35 The Old English Sheep Dog Read by tommack 32:35
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36 The Great Dane (German Dogge) Read by Ricarda 45:32
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37 The St. Bernard Read by Nuria 43:27
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38 The Mastiff Read by JoshuaD 38:15
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39 The Newfoundland Read by tommack 21:00
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40 The Bulldog Read by E Farmer 11:28
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41 The Dalmation Coach Dog Read by BettyB 12:31
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42 The Poodle Read by Roger Melin 33:50
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43 The Italian Greyhound Read by Natalia Cox 19:43
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44 The Pug Read by Jill Engle 15:58
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45 The Mexican Hairless Dog Read by tommack 15:36
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46 The Toy Spaniels Read by Michele Fry 19:33
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47 The Skiperkee Read by Sherri Lothridge 13:18
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48 Some Canine Diseases, and their Remedies Read by Michele Fry 57:20
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49 Spaniel Training Read by Michele Fry 12:42
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens archive.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
