The Bull-Mastiff as I Know it - With Hints for all who are Interested in the Breed - A Practical Scientific and Up-To-Date Guide to the Breeding Rearing and Training of the Great British Breed of Dog

This volume contains a detailed handbook on the Bull-Mastiff a large-sized breed of domestic dog developed by 19th-century gamekeepers and descended from the English Mastiff and the extinct Old English Bulldog. It contains chapters on everything from selection and breeding to training and exhibiting making it a must-have for existing and prospective owners. Contents include: The Dog Breeder's Handy Calculating Table To My Readers The Bull-Mastiff's Progenitors The Evolution of the Bull-Mastiff What Bull-Mastiffs Really Are How Bull-Mastiffs Were Produced Bull-Mastiffs and Bull-Baiting The Canine Structure Bull-Mastiffs as Guards The Colour Question Principal Points of a Dog The Birth of the Bull-Mastiff The Brood Bitch etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern high-quality addition complete with the original text and artwork.