CHAPTER IX 



CONCERNING DOG SHOWS 



DOG-SHOWING is a pastime that should be taken in 

 moderation. To any reader of this book who may 

 be fired with an ambition to breed or purchase prize 

 winners I would say, Be content with exhibiting at 

 a few of the principal fixtures in the course of the 

 year, and do not get the bad habit of running all 

 over the country every other week or so merely for 

 the sake of annexing a few more cards. The pot- 

 hunter is never a very commendable person in any 

 kind of sport, and it is good for neither you nor the 

 dogs that you should become too absorbed in the 

 pursuit. After all, unless you have to make your 

 living in this manner, you are simply indulging 

 in a hobby, and one is foolish to become a slave to 

 one's pleasures. The rewards of dog -showing as 

 a rule are not very great, the first prize in the 

 majority of instances being 2, the second i, and 

 the third los. In order to compete you will have 

 to pay an entry fee of los. for each dog in every 

 class, and in addition to that you have your own 

 hotel bills or those of the kennelman, to say nothing 

 of railway fares. It is true that various special 

 prizes are usually offered for every variety, and if 



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