CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
EASTERN DOGS IN EARLY TIMES.
Geological history of the dog in Europe. Its domestication. Ancient records of tribute dogs. Dog-worship by ancient Egyptians and Aryans. Attitude of Confucius toward dogs. Use of dogs by Chinese and Japanese Emperors for sporting purposes, also as pets. Pp. 1-19
CHAPTER II.
DOG-LORE AND SUPERSTITION.
Use of dogs for culinary purposes in China, Corea, Indonesia, America and Europe. Dog-sacrifices. Former reverence for dogs in Japan. The God Erh Lang protector of dogs. His temple in Peking. The Heavenly Barking Dog which eats the sun and moon in eclipses. Dogs in Buddhism, Lamaism, Taoism and Fengshui. Pp. 20-43
CHAPTER III.
DOG-BREEDING.
Its political importance in China and in Europe in mediæval times. The dogs of Kublai Khan. Cats of the Ming period. Lap-dogs and pigeons of Tao Kuang period. Imperial dog-books. Dogs of the late Empress Dowager. Commercial breeding of dogs in Manchuria and Mongolia. Pp. 44-55
CHAPTER IV.
SPORTING AND GUARD DOGS.
Ancient Chinese sporting dogs. The mastiff in ancient China and mediæval Europe. Falconry. Its origin and practice in Europe, China and Japan. Development of scent in dogs. Use of the fowling-piece. The chow dog. Chinese sledge-dogs. The greyhound in China and in Europe. The small greyhound of Shensi and Kansu. The Chinese wolf-hound. The Tibetan mastiff. Tomb-dogs. British presents of mastiffs to the East. Records of Tibetan Mastiffs. Hydrophobia. Pp. 56-89
