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result was six puppies, strong, and as handsome 

 as a picture. When two months old they were 

 sold to different parties on the Eastern sea- 

 board, from Philadelphia up to the Canadian 

 line. This was before the West had "caught on'* 

 to the breed. About two months later I had a 

 letter from New York stating that the pup was 

 growing finely, but that he seemed to be hard 

 of hearing. A few days after this I received 

 another epistle from Salem that the puppy I had 

 sent on was believed to be stone deaf. It would 

 be superfluous to add that the purchase money 

 was returned, and the other four customers were 

 notified of the condition of the others. It may 

 seem somewhat incredible, but two out of the 

 four stated that they believed the pups had de- 

 fective hearing, and declined to receive their 

 money back, and the other two stated that be- 

 fore my notification they had never observed 

 that their dogs were deaf. Here was a case of 

 the entire litter being perfect practically in every 

 other respect, and yet every one stone deaf, and 

 in my estimation not worth a sou. As we have 

 never had a case of deafness in our kennels be- 

 fore or since, we attribute this solely to in- 

 breeding. 



Another important feature, little understood, 

 and frequently much dreaded, is that of Ante- 

 cedent Impressions. When a bitch has been 



