Cynology

Cynology /sɪˈnɒləi/ (rarely kynology, /kɪˈnɒləi/) is the study of matters related to canines or domestic dogs. In English, it is a term sometimes used to denote a serious zoological approach to the study of dogs[1] as well as by writers on canine subjects, dog breeders, trainers[2][3] and enthusiasts who study the dog informally.[4][5]

  1. ^ Albert Heim Foundation (Goal and purpose of such a collection), the Natural History Museum Berne Archived 2011-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ James O'Heare. "Cynology College". advertisement. Retrieved 2008-04-18. Member, Association of Pet Dog Trainers
  3. ^ Kinship Dog Trainer Training. "Become a Trainer". Retrieved 2008-04-18. Receive a Canine Companions Diploma in Cynology and Certification as a Canine Companions Cynologist!
  4. ^ P. Burns (28 November 2004). "German Hunt Terriers". The Terrierman. Retrieved 2008-04-18. Gruenewald was a 'cynologist' (a self-styled dog man with an interest in genetics)
  5. ^ Five quotes are used in the Wiktionary to illustrate word cynology/cynologist.
    • 1892, The Journal of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Archives, 'Professor Mills has done excellent work in his course on "Cynology, the Dog and his Diseases," a subject hitherto only taught incidentally in any college ...'
    • 1948, Dogs In Britain Clifford L.B. Hubbard, MacMillan & Co, 'Buffon's table is here reproduced as it was a sincere attempt towards laying a foundation upon which cynologists might work out the origin of breeds and their varieties and the analysis of dog groups.'
    • 1951, The American Mercury, 'Students of cynology can trace in the dictionary the dog's remarkable rise in the public esteem in this century.'
    • 1985, The Complete Dog Book, published by the American Kennel Club, 'The annals of cynology make no further mention of the breed until 1901 when a combined Rottweiler and Leonberger Club was formed.'
    • 1990, Austin Farrer, in his introduction to G. W. Leibniz' "Theodicy: Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil"; quoted in Charles Taliaferro's 2005 Evidence and Faith (online Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine) 'we shall really need a science of probatology about sheep, and cynology about dogs.'