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of course, that these bitches will be candidates 

 for bench honors, but it does mean that if mated 

 with suitable sires the production of good, all- 

 round puppies with a reasonable amount of luck 

 will be the result. It would be useless to attempt 

 to deal with the subject of breeding in more 

 than a few of its aspects, for after a period of 

 twenty-five years of expended and scientific 

 experiments in the breeding exclusively of Bos- 

 tons, I shall have to confess that there are many 

 problems still unsolved. The rules and regula- 

 tions that govern the production of many other 

 breeds of dogs seem impotent here, the assump- 

 tion that "like produces like" does not seem to 

 hold good frequently in this breed, but perhaps 

 the elements of uncertainty give an unspeakable 

 charm to the efforts put forth for the production 

 of the dogs which will be a credit to the owner's 

 kennel. The old adage that "there is nothing 

 duller than a puzzle of which the answer is 

 known," can readily be applied here. I shall 

 endeavor to confine my remarks to the laws 

 observed and the lines followed for the produc- 

 tion of dogs in our kennels, especially in the 

 attainment of correct color and markings, vigor- 

 ous constitutions and desirable dispositions. 



In speaking of the breeding stock I am aware 

 that I am going contrary to the opinion of many 

 breeders when I state that I believe that the 



