ever, cannot be perfectly sure of the results of any given mating, 

 no matter how much care he may have given the selection of 

 sire and dam. 



The chief end and aim with most breeders of Boston Terriers 

 has been to breed and raise a winner. This is certainly a very 

 commendable ambition, but one very seldom realized in both de- 

 sires, for the temptation to sell a fine pup for a high price before 

 it reaches maturity is very great, and as a rule typical speci- 

 mens pass into other hands before they are a year old. The 

 breeder belonging to what might be termed the old school con- 



GOODE'S BUSTER. 



tinues to breed along the same old lines, and seems unwilling 

 to adopt any progressive methods, but of late years men with an- 

 other ambition have entered the ranks and are breeding, not 

 alone with the hope of securing a winner, but with the intention 

 of raising typical Boston Terriers of a higher grade and of a 

 more uniform type; these men are seeking enlightenment wher- 

 ever it is to be found, and heartily welcome any and all sug- 

 gestions along the line of advancement. It is with the hope of 

 aiding these and assisting beginners that a few general prin- 

 ciples regarding the breeding of Boston Terriers are here made. 

 The subject of mating is an exhaustive one, but there are cer- 



33 



