THE BOSTON TERRIER 135 



Another very important side of dog photo- 

 graphy is the mania for picture collecting. 

 Some time ago I saw a signed article in "Dog- 

 dom", from a very charming lady living in a 

 city fifty miles from Boston, asserting she was 

 about to retire from the Boston terrier game, 

 as it cost her too much to furnish photos of 

 her dogs to people from all parts of the coun- 

 try, who, under the guise of wishing to buy 

 dogs, wanted photos and pedigrees of the 

 same. They usually stated that if they did not 

 purchase the dog, the photo and pedigree 

 would be promptly returned. This was the 

 last she ever heard of them, and pictures were 

 rarely if ever, returned. As her photos were 

 taken by a first class photographer, the cost 

 was considerable, and the photos were really 

 works of art, which, perhaps, may be one rea- 

 son why the recipients could not bear to let 

 them go back. She was a lady of large wealth, 

 and she had established a kennel of real Bos- 

 tons, presided over by an expert kennel-maid, 

 and would have become a genuine help to the 

 breed, but "pictures" were her undoing. 



Since the American dog has become the most 

 popular breed in the canine world, many people, 

 who cannot afford to purchase a choice spe- 

 cimen, seem to rest satisfied when they can 

 obtain a photo, and they have no scruples ap- 

 parently in writing to the leading kennels for 



