134 THE BOSTON TERRIER 



some mysterious manner, got "rubbed off" 

 while making the journey in the crate. I re- 

 cently saw a photograph of a dog sold to a 

 Western customer, by a dealer in an adjoining 

 town to mine, taken by an artist in photo- 

 graphy when the dog was all "chalked up". 

 When the dog arrived he was as free from 

 nose band as my pocket is frequently of a dol- 

 lar bill. Small wonder the buyer remarked 

 with emphasis that the dealer was a fraud. 

 One can almost forgive his exclamation, which 

 he surely had not learned at Sunday school, at 

 being taken in, in so mean a way. 



I am writing more particularly of the art of 

 the photographer in bringing out the best 

 points of the dog, and effectually hiding the 

 poorer ones. How many times have we heard 

 the dealer say, in speaking of a dog with good 

 markings, but off in many other respects : "He 

 will make a good seller to ship away, as I can 

 get a good looking picture of him." He knows 

 perfectly well that a clever photographer can 

 so pose the dog as to hide bad defects. A long 

 muzzle, a long back, or one badly reached, 

 poor tail, bad legs and feet, can all be mini- 

 mized by posing the dog on the stand. The 

 buyer, on receipt of the dog, although 

 thoroughly satisfied, will have to admit that 

 the photo is a genuine one, and, in most cases, 

 is unable to obtain any redress. 



