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Terriers who have left these shores for ever; or of those 

 dogs which have been retired from the show benches by 

 death or other causes. It would be invidious to compare 

 the dogs of to-day in a book of this sort. I have 

 thought that by an impartial review of past celebrities, 

 especially those who have left their mark upon the 

 breed by reproduction, it would be a great aid to 

 the breeder to know where the different pillars of 

 our stud book failed and where they excelled. History 

 is therefore exceedingly valuable as an object lesson to 

 that most deserving of all mortals, the scientific breeder. 



