"The Dog - By Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson" is a comprehensive and definitive guide to successful dog-breeding and owning. Containing a wealth of information on such subjects as breeding, kennel and field management, conditioning, the pathology and diseases of dogs, etcetera., this timeless handbook is the perfect guide for dog-lovers, and would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. Henry William Herbert (1807 - 1858) was an English poet, novelist, illustrator, historian, and journalist. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.