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whether he be a breeder of the greatest number, 

 or a very poor man owning only one or two 

 in his kitchen kennel, possesses an equal chance 

 of producing the winner of the blue. The 

 breeder of today has a far easier time than in 

 the early days of the dog when type was not 

 as pronounced or fixed, and when considerable 

 inbreeding of necessity had to be resorted to. In 

 almost all parts of the country stud dogs of first 

 class lineage are obtainable and the general 

 public are educated sufficiently to understand the 

 good points of the dog. I think the breeding of 

 this dog appeals to a wider class of people than 

 any other breed, from the man of wealth who 

 produces the puppies to be given away as wed- 

 ding presents or Christmas gifts, down to the 

 lone widow, or the man incapacitated for hard 

 work, who must do something to keep the wolf 

 from the door, and who finds in the raising of 

 these charming little pets a certain source of 

 income and a delightful occupation combined. 

 I do not think that any one may apprehend that 

 the market will ever be overstocked, for as the 

 dog becomes known, the desire for possession 

 among all classes will be correspondingly in- 

 creased, and as he is strictly an American 

 product, no importation from Europe can pos- 

 sibly supply winners, or specially good dogs, as 

 is the case with almost all other breeds. And 



