Terriers - An Illustrated Guide (a Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic)

Nineteen British terrier breeds, described in 1922 - the year the group was still settling into the shape we know.

Darley Matheson's Terriers - An Illustrated Guide takes each of the nineteen terrier breeds of these islands in turn - origin, history, description and the standard as it then stood - and then turns practical: feeding, washing, grooming and exercise, the stud dog, the brood bitch and her management, and the ailments and accidents a terrier is likely to bring home with it.

Thirty-one photographs of typical dogs of the period are reproduced from the original edition. Written while the Kennel Club was still formalising terrier standards and newer breeds were coming onto the register, it is a snapshot of the group at a moment of change.

This edition features:

• Nineteen British terrier breeds, each with its origin, history, description and standard
• Practical chapters on feeding, grooming, the stud dog and the brood bitch
• Terrier ailments and accidents, and what to do about them
• Thirty-one photographs of typical dogs of the period, from the 1922 edition