that your dog comes from a healthy atmosphere. Remember 

 that you cannot find absolute perfection in the points of any 

 dog, particularly in Boston Terriers; therefore, be prepared to 

 sacrifice some show excellencies for true merit, unless you are 

 prepared to pay a very high price. A good specimen always 

 commands a fair value, for the demand far exceeds the supply, 

 so you must be prepared to pay something for your pet. Always 

 buy a good one, rather than to purchase a dog of doubtful 

 breeding, whose chief recommendation is his low price. In the 

 former instance you will have a dog that from the beginning 

 will prove a handsome, valuable and sporty acquisition to your 

 household, while in the latter case you are bound to daily be- 

 come more and more dissatisfied with him, and, acting upon the 

 advice of your friends, will eventually either relegate him to 

 the stable or dispose of him at a loss. 



Purchase one from nine to eighteen months old, and one 

 that has had the distemper. He is then old enough to at once 

 become a true companion, and the liability of serious illness 

 would be reduced to a minimum. A finely bred Boston Terrier, 

 with proper care, should live to the age of ten or twelve years. 

 Some live much longer without becoming infirm, but the above 

 statement as to their longevity is a fair average. Through care- 

 lessness or indifferent training many are killed by accident. 

 This factor should always be borne in mind when exercising 

 your dog in the city streets, and he should have special training 

 if you live in a large town. 



Boston Terriers are not aggressive to other dogs, hence the 

 injuries sustained as a result of fighting are very few and far 

 between. As a companion for ladies they are peculiarly adapted, 

 being very easy to get under perfect control, able to enjoy no 

 end of petting, and are always ready, should the occasion 

 require, to prove their true allegiance to their mistress. 



Space will not admit of further discussion as to the merits of 

 Boston Terriers, and as the best teacher is experience you had 

 best get a good specimen of the breed and learn for yourself 

 their many good qualities. When you desire a sporty canine 

 companion of unusual intelligence, devotion and reliability do 

 not fail to purchase the very best Boston Terrier you can afford, 

 providing you are attracted by him and he in turn shows an 

 affinity for you, and if, at the end of a month, you are not 

 willing to confess him the best dog you ever owned you will be 

 an exception to the rule. 



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