Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Dedication iv
3. Contents v
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Introduction 1
6. High society, low society 14
7. High society, low society 15
8. 1 Queen Victoria – Family pets 17
9. 2 Bill George – King of the Canine Castle 28
10. 3 Jemmy Shaw – The Fancy 38
11. 4 Duchess of Newcastle – Borzois and Fox Terriers 48
12. Celebrities and millionaires 60
13. Celebrities and millionaires 61
14. 5 Jack Russell – Hunting 63
15. 6 Edwin Landseer – Canine character 74
16. 7 Harry Panmure Gordon and J. P. Morgan – Collies 85
17. 8 Alice Stennard Robinson – Ladies Kennel Association 96
18. Sportsmen and showmen 109
19. Sportsmen and showmen 110
20. 9 John Henry Walsh (‘Stonehenge’) – Breed and breeds 111
21. 10 Richard Lloyd Price – Sheepdog trials 123
22. 11 John Henry Salter – Coursing and field trials 134
23. 12 Charles Cruft – Dog shows 145
24. Doctors and scientists 155
25. Doctors and scientists 156
26. 13 Delabere Blaine and William Youatt – Dog doctors 157
27. 14 Charles Darwin – Evolution and emotions 170
28. 15 Gordon Stables – Canine care and dog tales 185
29. 16 Everett Millais – Basset Hounds and breeding 195
30. Campaigners and politicians 205
31. Campaigners and politicians 206
32. 17 Mary Tealby – Dogs’ homes 207
33. 18 Frances Power Cobbe – Sentient creatures 216
34. 19 John Cumming Macdona – St Bernards 229
35. 20 Sewallis Shirley – The Kennel Club 240
36. Afterword – Pedigree chums 251
37. List of plates 258
38. List of figures 259
39. Notes 267
40. Index 294
41. Plates 300