The Whippet or Race Dog: Its Breeding, Rearing, and Training for Races and for Exhibition. (With Illustrations of Typical Dogs and Diagrams of Tracks)

By Freeman Lloyd

Bred by northern working men for rag-racing and rabbit-coursing, the Whippet is a small, swift sighthound - the poor man's racehorse. Freeman Lloyd's The Whippet or Race Dog is a hands-on guide to producing and campaigning the track dog.

First published in 1904, it sets out the practical side of the sport, from selecting and rearing promising stock to conditioning, training and running.

A scarce early work on the sport, restored in an affordable modern edition for followers of the Whippet, the racing enthusiast and the sporting historian.

This edition features:

Practical guidance on breeding and rearing the racing Whippet.Covers conditioning, training and running for the track.Sets out the sport's history and its notable dogs.Restored from the original text and illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846640504
• ISBN13: 9781846640506
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Vintage Dog Books
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"