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disposition, and what is of the utmost import- 

 ance, that he comes from a line of ancestry 

 eminently noted for these characteristics. Breed 

 to no other, though he were a winner of a thou- 

 sand first prizes. I prefer a symmetrical dog 

 weighing from sixteen to twenty pounds, rather 

 finer in his make-up than the bitch, and posses- 

 sing the indefinable quality of style, and 

 evidences in his make-up courage and a fine, 

 open, generous temperament. Do not breed to 

 a dog that is overworked in the stud, kept on a 

 board floor chained up in a kennel or barn, and 

 never given a chance to properly exercise. If 

 you do the chances are that one of three things 

 will happen : the bitch will not be in whelp (the 

 most likely result) the pups, or some of them 

 will be born dead, and one runs an awful risk 

 of the bitch dying, or, if alive at birth, a very 

 small per cent, only of the pups will live to reach 

 maturity. I think Boston terriers are particu- 

 larly susceptible to worms or distemper, and it 

 is absolutely imperative that they should not be 

 handicapped at the onset. 



One other very important factor is natural 

 exercise for the bitch. Unless one is willing to 

 take the necessary pains to give her this, give 

 up all expectation of ever succeeding in raising 

 puppies. 



