. The Boston terrier; its history, points, breeding, rearing, training, and care, together with several instructive chapters on management and diseases of dogs from a common sense view. Boston terrier. CHAPTER THE BOSTON AS A SHOW DOG. The Unique Position of the Breed as a Show Dog—The Neces- sity of Breeding in This Variety—A Small Kennel's Breed—The Importance of Good Judges—The Qualifi- cations for Judging—The Spirit of the True Fancier. AS A show dog the Boston Terrier holds a position in doggy America that is particu- larly unique. It is a breed, the only bre'ed, that is distinctive
. The Boston terrier; its history, points, breeding, rearing, training, and care, together with several instructive chapters on management and diseases of dogs from a common sense view. Boston terrier. CHAPTER THE BOSTON AS A SHOW DOG. The Unique Position of the Breed as a Show Dog—The Neces- sity of Breeding in This Variety—A Small Kennel's Breed—The Importance of Good Judges—The Qualifi- cations for Judging—The Spirit of the True Fancier. AS A show dog the Boston Terrier holds a position in doggy America that is particu- larly unique. It is a breed, the only bre'ed, that is distinctively American and conse- quently there is no importing from England. This fact has done much to keep this breed from falling into the hands of the English professional handlers, who, with one' excep- tion, pay no attention to the variety. As it has been impossible to import winners, it has been necessary for someone to breed them and while there are some who still follow the buying game so popular in other breeds, the vast majority of the Bos- ton fancy are breeding their show stock. The success that has attended the efforts of the Boston Terrier men and women along these lines shows very plainly that it is possible to breed good dogs in America and the fanciers devoted to other varieties will do well to take the hint. Another peculiar thing about the Boston as a show dog is that although there are many big and very successful kennels continually showing fine strings of dogs, still the small breeders are also very active exhibitors. In most cases, when half a dozen big kennels enter a breed they temporarily hurt it, for small owners find that it is hopeless for them to show against such competition and becoming discouraged drop out. This lasts till the big kennel owners either discover that they have themselves killed the goose that was laying their golden egg or else break up their kennels. Then the small men re-enter the fancy only to be forced out in a few years by a
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