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can thus be always obtained. To the best of my 

 recollection we have had but one black dog in 

 twenty years. We have demonstrated, we trust, 

 so that all may understand how golden, mahog- 

 any, and seal brindles are obtained, and how 

 they may be bred for all time without losing the 

 brindle so essential, and we now pass on to the 

 consideration of a far harder problem, the ob- 

 taining of the rich seal brindles from all unde- 

 sirable colors, and we present to all interested 

 in this important, and practically unknown and 

 misunderstood, problem the result of a number 

 of years extended and scientific experiments 

 which, we confess, were disheartening and un- 

 productive for a long time, but which ultimately 

 resulted in success, the following rules to be 

 observed, known as "The St. Botolph Color 

 Chart." 



In presenting this we are fully aware that as 

 far as we know this is the only scientific system 

 evolved up to date, also that there are a number 

 of breeders of the American dog who maintain 

 that this is an absolute impossibility, that breed- 

 ing for color is as absurd as it is impractical, 

 but we can assure these honest doubters that we 

 have blazed a trail, and all they now have to do 

 is simply to follow instructions and success will 

 crown their efforts. 



