 cynology  is the study of matters related to canines or domestic dogs. in english it may be a term sometimes used to denote serious zoological approach to the study of dogshttp://www.nmbe.ch/deutsch/531_6.html|albert heim foundation (goal and purpose of such a collection),the natural history museum berne as well as by writers on canine subjects, dog breeders and trainers  and enthusiasts who informally study the dog,.five quotes are used in the wiktionary to justify inclusion of the 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. leibnizâ "theodicy: essays on the goodness of god, the freedom of man and the origin of evil"; quoted in charles taliaferroâs 2005 evidence and faith (online) 'now neither probatology nor cynology could hope to be universal â the world is not all sheep nor all dog: it would have to be hylology;' == etymology == cynology is a classical compound word (from greek , kyÅn, genitive , kynos, "dog"; and , -logia) referring to the stu
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