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is utterly ignorant of the first rules of proper mating, 

 By this I must not be taken to mean that the starter 

 should invariably go to the large breeding establishments 

 for his breeding stock. There are hundreds of breeders 

 in this country who keep only one or two bitches from 

 whom carefully-bred specimens may be acquired. The 

 first step, therefore, to be taken is the acquirement of a 

 sound, healthy bitch. The closer she can compare to the 

 standard, as laid down in these pages, the surer the 

 ultimate success will be. Carefully to fix on one of the 

 correct type is the first desideratum : that the ears should 

 be small and correctly carried, and, above all, the eyes 

 dark and Terrier-like. These are absolute essentials. 

 Bone, coat, and contour may be pretty well reckoned as :i 

 certainty from the carefully-selected stud dog. More 

 failures have been registered by novice breeders taking 

 as their text in buying the future matron the shibboleths 

 of big, roomy, and great boned bitches. All three points 

 are purely relative, and have no inherent virtue of their 

 own alone. Above all things, stick to type, and with 

 ordinary luck success is assured. 



A young maiden bitch is much the best investment, 

 and, providing she has fairly well matured, the first heat 

 in my own experience has shown the best results. The 

 truest economy is to pay a fair price for the right article,. 

 a rule that the " heads " of every profession teach. A L I 

 instance may fairly be given in Claverhouse Enchantress,, 

 bought for 20. She turned out two champions, and 

 would, had she lived, have turned out others. Clonmel 

 St. Windeline, much about the same price, also threw 

 two champions, and in all probability another puppy 

 that will be a champion before these lines are in print. 

 Tone Betty, the mother of Ch. Tone Chief, Bath Lady, 

 and hosts of others. And now, in the choice of a suit- 

 able mate, the owner should use all the force of his 

 intellect, and, if possible, the advice and assistance of 



