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being able to transmit the same to their off- 

 spring. An ounce of experience is worth many 

 tons of theory, and it is, then, with pleasure we 

 give the system pursued by us, feeling certain 

 that the same measure of success will attend 

 others that will take the necessary pains to 

 attain the same, and they will be spared the 

 many pitfalls and mistakes that have necessarily 

 been ours before we acquired our present knowl- 

 edge. It has been for a number of years (start- 

 ing as we did when the breed was in its infancy, 

 and only the intense love of the dog, coupled 

 with an extensive leisure, which enabled us to 

 devote a great deal of attention to important and 

 scientific experiments, have enabled us to arrive 

 where we are), an uphill road, the breeding 

 problems have had to be solved at the outlay 

 of brains, patience and considerable money. 

 Unlike any established breed, there was prac- 

 tically no data to fall back on, no books of 

 instruction to follow, but if the pioneer work 

 has been arduous the results obtained have far 

 outbalanced it, and the dog today stands as a 

 monument to all the faithful, conscientious and 

 determined body of men who would never 

 acknowledge defeat, but who, in spite of all dis- 

 couragements from all quarters, and from many 

 where it should have been least expected, have 

 pressed forward until they find the object of 



