70 THE BOSTON TERRIER 



I want a Boston big enough to take care of him- 

 self if anything happens, and of me also, if 

 necessary, weighing about 35 pounds." A Bos- 

 ton banker, who has a large place in the country, 

 would not take two dogs weighing under 35 

 pounds. Last week I received a letter from a 

 Mr. W. B. Bogert, of the firm of Bogert, Malt- 

 by & Co., commission grain merchants, Chicago, 

 ordering a "very heavy weight dog of kindly 

 disposition and good blood. I can get out here 

 any number of light weight dogs, but I do not 

 like them. Kindly send me what you think will 

 suit me." These are only a few sample cases, 

 and I can say that my orders today call for more 

 first class heavy weight dogs than for any other 

 size. This is, of course, a comparatively new 

 feature, but all up to date breeders will see the 

 necessity of being able to fill this class of orders. 

 The small sized toys will always be in demand, 

 as they make ideal little pets, suitable eminently 

 for a city flat or an apartment house, to be car- 

 ried by the lady in her carriage, or to accompany 

 her in her walks, and they make first rate play- 

 mates for children. This class is by far the 

 hardest to breed. For best results mate a bitch 

 weighing about fifteen pounds, that comes from 

 a numerous litter, to a twelve-pound dog that 

 comes from small ancestry. Some of the pups 

 are bound to be small. One important feature 



