The Greyhound in 1864 - Being the Second Edition of a Treatise on the Art of Breeding, Rearing, and Training Greyhounds for Public Running, their Diseases and Treatment

This volume is a definitive handbook pertaining to the breeding of Greyhounds for racing purposes. A comprehensive treatise on the subject, this book covers everything needed to know for successful breeding from rearing and training to chapters covering diseases and treatment. As useful today as it was at the time of original publication, this fascinatingly detailed handbook is a must-have for modern greyhound breeders, written by the man who has probably contributed more to greyhound literature than anyone else living or dead: J.H. Walsh. Michael John Hartley Walsh was an officer in the British Army and the Chief Scout for the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1988. Elected for its educational purposes, this book is proudly republished now complete with original its artwork and a new introductory biography of the author.