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tion it will be discovered that these little fowls 

 are an exact reproduction of the game fowl in 

 miniature. The same identical proportions, 

 symmetry and shape. Take the lordly Brahma 

 and the bantam bearing the same name, and the 

 same exact proportions prevail. And so it should 

 be with the small Boston terrier. They should 

 possess the same proportions and symmetry as the 

 larger. Remember always that when the dog is 

 bred too much away from the bulldog type, 

 a great loss in the loving disposition of the dog 

 is bound to ensue. Personally, if the type had 

 to be changed, I would rather lean to the bull 

 type than the terrier. The following testimony 

 of a Boston banker and director of the Union 

 Pacific Railroad, to whom I sold two large dogs 

 that were decidedly on the bull type, may be of 

 interest at this point. Speaking of the first dog 

 he said: "I have had all kinds of dogs, but I 

 get more genuine pleasure out of my Boston 

 terrier than all my other dogs combined. When 

 I reach home in the afternoon I am met at the 

 gate by Prince, and when I sit down to read my 

 paper or a book the dog is at my feet on the 

 rug, staying there perfectly still as long as I 

 do. When dinner is announced he goes with 

 me to the dining room, takes his place by my 

 side, and every little while licks my hands, and 

 when I go out for my usual walk before retir- 



