many big owners, still the "kitchen kennels'" are also benching. 

 The explanation of this is to be found in the youth of the breed 

 and its consequent inability to breed true to type. This has 

 made it impossible for the wealthy fanciers to gobble up all the 

 good breeding stock. The present popularity of the breed seems 

 to foretell that by the time they do breed with accuracy there 

 will be so many good dogs in the country that a man would 

 have to have the wealth of the Indies to even start a Boston 

 "corner." 



The Boston Terrier is without doubt the largest supporter 

 of the bench shows of the country and at nine out of ten of them 

 he is in the very marked majority. If this may be taken as a 

 criterion of popularity, the breed is the rage of the day. There 

 are more people devoted to the breeding and showing of the 

 "American" dog than any other two breeds put together, with 

 the possible exception of Setters and Pointers, who, while they 

 are largely supported in the western part of the country where 

 game abounds, are not very extensively bred in the East. As a 

 show dog, however, the Boston is without a peer and never has 

 a breed so largely predominated the entries as at present this is 

 doing. 



This being the case it is highly essential that the selection of 

 judges to pass upon the classes filled by this variety be most 

 carefully' made. It is a well known fact that there are several 

 breeds that have been killed, as far as show dogs are concerned, 

 by unwise judging lists. It is more than possible that this might 

 happen to the Boston Terrier. What then are necessary quali- 

 fications for a good judge? First, he must be honest-and con- 

 scientious. He must have had ample opportunity to study and 

 familiarize himself with the peculiarities of the breed and he 

 should be a gentleman. In the first of these requirements the 

 breed is very well off, for there are many devoted to it who are 

 as honest as the day is long and as conscientious as they are 

 honest. It is to be deeply regretted, however, that there are 

 also many in the Boston Terrier fancy whose ideals are not so 

 high and it is still more to be lamented that these men are often 

 called upon to judge. In the second requirement the Boston 

 Terrier stands way ahead of any other breed in this country, for 

 there are more Boston experts than any other. It is also un- 

 necessary to send abroad for men with a thorough knowledge of 

 the breed. In fact, our imported judges would be utterly at sea 

 if asked to place a hot class of Boston Terriers. That the Bos- 



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