ALL ABOUT THE JACK RUSSELL TERRIER. By Mona Huxham. The 'All About' series.

1975 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, illustrations.

"It was originally in the eighteenth century that Parson John Russell, who was an ardent follower to hounds in his native Devon, gave his name to a strain of terriers he bred specially for going to ground to bolt foxes. Mona Huxham, one of the best-known names in the dog world, takes up the story from there and gives a full account of the development of this controversial, lovable and hard-working terrier". Chapters: The origin and early history of the breed; What is a Jack Russell Terrier; Buying and caring for the new puppy; General care and feeding; Training the Jack Russell Terrier; How to breed from your Jack Russell Terrier; Care and management of the new born puppy; Finding homes for the puppies; Illnesses and accidents; The end of the beginning.