CHAPTER IX. 



BREEDING FOR COLOR AND 

 MARKINGS. 



Every one who has a Boston terrier for sate 

 knows that a handsome seal or mahogany brin- 

 dle with correct markings, with plenty of luster 

 in the coat, provided all other things are equal, 

 sells more readily at a far higher price than 

 any other. When one considers the number of 

 points given in the standard for this particular 

 feature, and the very important factor it occu- 

 pies in the sale of the dog, too much attention 

 cannot be given by breeders for the attainment 

 of this desideratum. I am, of course, thoroughly 

 in sympathy with the absolute justice that should 

 always prevail in the show ring in the considera- 

 tion of the place color and markings occupy in 

 scoring a candidate for awards. Twelve points 

 are allowed in the standard for these, and any 

 dog, I care not whether it be "black, white, gray, 

 or grizzled," that scored thirteen points over the 

 most perfectly marked dog, should be awarded 



