BOSTON TERRIER — BREAKING 



the Greyhound. The tail is long, well feathered, and 

 carried rather low ; whilst the coat is long and rather wavy 

 on the chest and body, with a kind of frill on the neck, but 

 the head is smooth. The usual colour is white with fawn 

 markings, the average height being about 28 inches and 

 weight 90 lbs. 



Boston Terrier. — This is entirely an American breed, 

 its origin no doubt being a cross of the terrier upon the 

 bulldog. It may therefore be accepted as being practically 

 a bull terrier of the old style, and in many respects similar 

 to the bull and terrier which is to be still met with in some 

 parts of the midland counties, and which is simply a thick- 

 headed bull terrier. The Boston terrier is a most fashion- 

 able and deservedly popular breed in America, but it is not 

 commonly met with in this country ; its importation being 

 doubtless restricted by the rigour with which the Quaran- 

 tine Act is enforced. The colour most preferred is brindle 

 with white markings, and the weight varying from 15 lbs. 

 to 30 lbs., but 22 lbs. is about the average. 



Brace is the term used to denote two dogs of any 

 variety, excepting hounds, which are referred to as 

 couples. 



Breaking". — Dog-breaking is an art which is not as 

 much practised as it might be so far as non-sporting 

 dogs are concerned, as the natural intelligence of the 

 canine race renders it a comparatively easy matter to 

 educate most varieties more highly than is usually the 

 case. Of course some breeds are more easily broken 

 than others, and individual animals differ widely in their 

 possession of a capacity for imbibing instruction, but as 

 general rule most dogs are capable of being taught to 

 carry out their master's will. 



As a matter of course, the various varieties of field-dogs 

 are those which mostly come under the control of the 



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