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beyond we have never had a dog die en route, 

 lost, exchanged, or stolen. I think the express 

 companies of this country, Canada, Mexico, and 

 beyond, are to be highly commended for the 

 excellent care they take of the dogs committed 

 to their charge, neither do I think the express 

 charges are ever excessive, when one considers 

 the value of the dogs carried. 



We will now consider the case of the buyer, 

 assuming, of course, he is known or capable of 

 presenting suitable references. We always advise 

 him to deal with kennels or dealers of estab- 

 lished reputations. Run no chances with any 

 other unless you desire to be "trimmed." Pray 

 do not be misled by glowing advertisements 

 (stating that they have the largest kennels on 

 earth) in every paper that does not know them. 

 I have investigated quite a number of these so- 

 called kennels and found they usually consisted 

 of an old box stall in a cheap stable, or a room 

 over an equally cheap barroom, and their stock 

 in trade consisted of two or three muts. 



Be very suspicious of any man who advertises 

 that he has dogs for sale that can win in fast 

 company for fifty or a hundred dollars, or A i 

 bitches in whelp to noted dogs for the same 

 price. Any man who possesses these kinds of 

 dogs does not have to advertise their sale. There 

 are plenty of people here in Boston only too 



