. 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. To correct an idea that has become somewhat prevalent, it can here be stated that the dog is in no sense a fighting dog. While he is plucky, as might be expected from his ancestry, he is not quarrelsome. A careful perusal of the foregoing article shows very con- clusively that the present Boston Terrier, as he is now known (his name some fifteen years ago having been changed from the Boston Bull
. 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. To correct an idea that has become somewhat prevalent, it can here be stated that the dog is in no sense a fighting dog. While he is plucky, as might be expected from his ancestry, he is not quarrelsome. A careful perusal of the foregoing article shows very con- clusively that the present Boston Terrier, as he is now known (his name some fifteen years ago having been changed from the Boston Bull), is a result of inbreeding of the most careless or happy-go-lucky sort, and as a consequence, even after a lapse of thirty-five years, he continues to present himself as representing several distinct types—so that we often have an example of the English Bull, the true type of Boston Terrier and a pronounced Terrier in the same litter, despite the utmost care in breeding. This peculiarity of the breed will be more fully treated in a later HALL'S MAX. 13. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mott, J. Varnum. [from old catalog]. New York, Field and fancy publishing co
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