Updated to reflect tremendously expanded knowledge of the anatomy of the dog, this new edition describes and illustrates the specific morphology of the dog with some reference to other species. With eight new contributors, this text includes more in-depth understanding of the nervous system, fetal growth, bone formation, the lymphatic system, the organization of the brain, the structure of the eye and ear, and more! No other book on the anatomy of the dog has such up-to-date detail of structure as this third edition.

1 The Dog and Its Relatives 1 Introduction and Breeds 1 Phylogenetic Relationships of Canids to Other Carnivores 15 Origin and Domestication of the Dog 21 2 Prenatal Development 32 3 The Integument 98 4 The Skeleton 122 5 Arthrology 219 6 The Muscular System 258 7 The Digestive Apparatus and Abdomen 385 The Tongue 396 8 The Respiratory System 463 9 The Urogenital System 494 10 The Endocrine System 559 11 The Heart and Arteries 586 12 The Veins 682 13 The Lymphatic System 717 14 Introduction to the Nervous System 758 15 The Autonomic Nervous System 776 16 Spinal Cord and Meninges 800 17 The Spinal Nerves 829 18 The Brain 894 19 Cranial Nerves and Cutaneous Innervation of the Head 953 20 The Ear 988 21 The Eye 1009 Index 1059