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the upper part of the kennel, which when let down covers in the 

 barred or open run, and protects it during bad weather from wind 

 or driving rain, though a large glass window should be placed in 

 the shutter. This kennel, which measures yft. in length by 2ft. 6in. 

 in width, will pass easily through almost any doorway, and may 

 during the winter be even placed in the dwelling-house if no 

 suitable out-building is attainable. It is manufactured by Mr. 

 Calway, of Severn Works, Sharpness, who has placed it on the 

 market at a moderate price. 



The feeding of Toy Bulldogs need not materially differ from 

 the diet suggested for the larger Bulldogs ; less quantity is naturally 

 required, but on no account should puppies be under fed or dosed 

 with gin, as some disreputable breeders do in their ignorant cruelty. 

 Diminution in size can only be attained by systematic and intelligent- 

 breeding, and ample time must be allowed for the operation if 

 uniformity of result is to be attained. The man of impatient 

 temperament is not the man to breed Toy Bulldogs, unless it be 

 possible for him to begin where some one else has left off. 



Finally, the writer would urge upon the intending breeder the 

 claims of the miniature British Bulldog, the only true Toy Bulldog, 

 in preference to the so-called French Bulldog. Sometimes one 

 hears "the two types" of Toy Bulldogs spoken of; there are no 

 two types, but one only, and that is the miniature British Bulldog, 

 of which there are too few specimens at present in existence, the 

 most perfect in the opinion of the writer being Mrs. Schlafermann's 

 Little Knot (Fig. 130) and Mr. Jones's Highgate Dot, though 

 unfortunately both these dogs are a pound or so above the 

 maximum limit weight of the Toy Bulldog Club. 



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