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MAJOR R. C. G. HANCOCK, well known to a vast public as the, 'radio vet.', has achieved a masterpiece of compression in this little book. Within the space of 111 pages—small pages with large type— he has covered all that the amateur needs to know about keeping a dog. Feeding, housing, training, breeding and showing are all discussed briefly but adequately. There is an excellent chapter on disease, and the proper use of the medicine cupboard is wisely stressed. He has even found space to deal with the immense question of choosing a dog, and he has not omitted some mention of the dog in relation to the law. Inevitably the first chapter on the natural history of the dog is the least satisfactory, for that is really a little too ambitious for a book of this size. Nevertheless, Major Hancock has concentrated on the most important points, even though they gain a little in importance through isolation. An excellent book which can be thoroughly recommended.
The Right Way to Keep Dogs
By R. C. G. Hancock. (Right Way Books.) Pp. 111. (London: Rolls House Publishing Co., Ltd., n.d.) 5s.
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The Right Way to Keep Dogs. Nature 163, 387 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163387c0
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