Cynology

Cynology /sɪˈnɒlədʒi/ (rarely kynology, /kɪˈnɒlədʒi/) 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]

^ Albert Heim Foundation (Goal and purpose of such a collection), the Natural History Museum Berne Archived 2011-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ James O'Heare. "Cynology College". advertisement. Retrieved 2008-04-18. Member, Association of Pet Dog Trainers
^ 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!
^ 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)
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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.'

[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.'

[6] 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 ...'

[7] 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.'

[8] 1951, The American Mercury, 'Students of cynology can trace in the dictionary the dog's remarkable rise in the public esteem in this century.'

[9] 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.'

[10] 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.'

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