Genre:

Essay, Drollery

Subjects:

Animal Behaviour, Education, Domestic Economy

    Discusses the 'petty social' 'nuisance' of 'the Man of Many Dogs', drawing attention to the different dispositions and characteristics of such dogs as 'an enormous Blood Hound', 'the medium-sized black shaggy dog of uncertain breed and dangerous eye', and a 'King Charles', and describing the odd behaviour of their owners.