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into the ring with you, but it is a grave mistake 

 to be forever teasing and nagging at your entry. 

 Leave him alone as much as possible. Do not 

 wear out his spirits and your own patience, but 

 just see that he is kept awake, standing firm so 

 as to show his front to advantage, and so placed 

 that the judge looks at him from the most advan- 

 tageous position. If he has a poor colored eye, 

 keep his tail pointed at the source of the light; 

 if his back is plenty long, do not let the judge 

 see more of his profile than possible, and so on, 

 with different rules for each dog in the world. 



Bad manners in the ring are the poorest of 

 poor sportsmanship. Never try to hide another's 

 dog and do not let your dog pick at or worry an- 

 other entry. The terriers are all inclined to 

 " start things " in the ring anyway, and each ex- 

 hibitor ought to do his best to prevent the ring 

 from becoming a whirling, barking, tugging bed- 

 lam. No judge can do his best under such dis- 

 concerting, if exciting, conditions, and he has a 

 hard enough time at best, so exhibitors ought to 

 help him as much as they are able. 



Very, very seldom does one meet an exhibitor 

 who will come out frankly and say that he was 

 beaten fairly, even if he has shown a regular 

 " rotter " against an " out-and-outer." It does 

 not cost one single, red cent to congratulate the 



