Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction: selective breeding; how the breed entries work; key to the coat colour boxes. Part 2 Primitive dogs: Canaan dog; basenji; standard Mexican hairless; pharoah hound; Ibizan hound. Part 3 Sight hounds: greyhound; Italian greyhound; whippet; lurcher; deerhound; Irish wolfhound; borzoi; Afghan hound; saluki; sloughi. Part 4 Scent hounds: bloodhound; basset hound; grand bleu de Gascogne; basset bleu de Gascogne; grand basset griffon Vendeen; petit basset griffon Vendeen; basset fauve de Bretagne; English foxhound; harrier; otterhound; beagle; American foxhound; black-and-tan coonhound; Plott hound; Hamiltonstovare; segugio italiano; bavarian mountain hound; Rhodesian ridgeback. Part 5 Spitz-type dogs: Alaskan malamute; Eskimo dog; Siberian husky; samoyed; Japanese spitz; Japanese akita; shiba inu; chow chow; Finnish spitz; Finnish lapphund; Swedish lapphund; Norwegian buhund; Norwegian elkhund; lundhund; German spitz; pomeranian; papillon; schipperke; keeshond. Part 6 Terriers: lakeland terrier; Welsh terrier; Airedale terrier; Yorkshire terrier; Australian silky terrier; Australian terrier; Irish terrier; Kerry blue terrier; soft-coated wheaten terrier; Glen of Imaal terrier; Norfolk terrier; Norwich terrier; border terrier; Cairn terrier; west highland white terrier; Skye terrier; Scottish terrier; dandie dinmount terrier; Bedlington terrier; Sealyham terrier; smooth fox terrier; wire fox terrier; parson Jack Russell terrier; Jack Russell terrier; Manchester terrier; English toy terrier; bull terrier; Staffordshire bull terrier; American Staffordshire terrier; Boston terrier; American toy terrier; miniature pinscher; German pinscher; Affenpinscher; miniature schnauzer; dachshunds; czesky terrier; griffon bruxellois.

About the Author

Bruce Fogle is famous for his expertise in animal behaviour, and is the publishing world's best-selling vet, publishing many of his books with DK. He lectures internationally, frequently appears on television and radio, and writes for a variety of newspapers and magazines.