{"product_id":"9781473331471","title":"Toy Dogs - Their Points and Management in Health and Disease","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe toy breeds, handled by a qualified vet rather than a fancier - points and management, in health and in sickness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Townend Barton was a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and veterinary adviser to the gamekeepers' press, and he wrote for owners who wanted the medicine as well as the mystique. \u003cem\u003eToy Dogs - Their Points and Management in Health and Disease\u003c\/em\u003e is one of a matched Edwardian series with his \u003cem\u003eSporting Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNon-Sporting Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e, and it applies the same formula: the points of each breed, the practical business of kennel and household management, and a professional account of the ailments a small dog is heir to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt catches the toy breeds at the moment of their greatest fashion in London, and it remains one of the more clear-eyed guides of its period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe toy breeds, their points and their management, from a qualified veterinary surgeon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical chapters on feeding, housing and the ailments of small dogs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of a matched Edwardian series with the author's \u003cem\u003eSporting Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNon-Sporting Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten for owners who wanted the medicine as well as the show points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Vintage Dog Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48514974515441,"sku":"9781473331471","price":21.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781473331471_p0.jpg?v=1786147809","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473331471","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}