Fortunately, however, there are in most of our large cities a 

 number of very competent and honest veterinaries, who have 

 made a special study of the dog and are fully capable to render 

 prompt and efficient aid in time of need. Should your dog be 

 ill and really need the services of a "vet." try and secure one of 

 these, so that the proper diagnosis can be made. The treatment 

 in most cases is so simple that it is a secondary consideration. 

 First and foremost you want to know what the trouble is, and 

 nursing, proper nourishment, with a modicum of drugs, will do 

 the rest. 



Now, to sum up, purchase as good a Boston Terrier as you 

 can possibly afford; use good judgment in selecting him; buy 

 only from a tesponsible party, and once obtaining the dog take 

 good care of him by exercising common sense in regulating his 

 eating and habits. , 



Persons often write to know how much cheaper a bitch is 

 than a male dog. The reply is that if they possess the same 

 degree of excellence, as to show points there is practically no 

 difference in the market value as applied to the Boston Terrier, 

 but when they are champions, naturally the dog is of greater 

 value. Again, we are asked which sex is best for a house pet. 

 This is a very hard question to answer when the query is made 

 about Boston Terriers, for they cannot help being of a most 

 affectionate disposition, but there is no denying the fact that 

 the females are the most trusting and clinging, possibly not so 

 pronounced in their enthusiasm or open in their manifestations 

 of affection, but have a way all their own of showing their deep 

 love for their owner. It is true that when kept simply as pets 

 they must be cared for twice a year. This is the only objection 

 that can be urged against them, and that is readily provided for 

 by sending them to pass those weeks at some well-appointed 

 kennel, where they will not only receive the best of care, but 

 be absolutely safe. We all know that a dog will often wander 

 beyond certain prescribed limits in the company of other dogs, 

 whilst his sister could not be coaxed out of the yard. Accord- 

 ingly there is less likelihood of your losing a bitch. If you desire 

 to breed, always select a bitch that is rather long in the body, 

 whose breeding is of the best, and mate her along sensible lines, 

 which are fully brought out in the chapter on breeding. It 

 matters not which sex you select for house pets providing you 

 love them, for with Boston Terriers love is very contagious. 



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