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owner of the dog who has beaten yours. If he 

 has done so fairly, it is but the decent thing to do, 

 and if you think your dog is the better, why you 

 have the consolation of knowing that there is 

 going to be another show where another judge 

 will hand out the ribbons probably the very next 

 week. It is also a mighty nice thing to find a 

 good point or two to mention in the dogs that 

 have been placed behind yours, assuming, of 

 course, that you have not had the fate of being 

 " given the gate." 



These little courtesies of the ring are often 

 sadly lacking at our American shows. Fanciers 

 have a world of things in common and, instead of 

 bitterest rivals, they should be the best of friends. 

 Friendly rivalry adds ninety per cent, to the 

 pleasures of being a fancier, and in this a man 

 gets just about what he gives. 



In sending a dog to a show, even if the distance 

 be but a mile or two and you are going along, too, 

 it is best to crate him. It costs a little more, but 

 many an unboxed dog has been lost or injured, 

 and the railroads assume absolutely no responsi- 

 bility in these cases. The express companies do 

 charge a very high rate (one and a half times that 

 charged for merchandise) for very poor service, 

 but they are at least legally responsible for dogs 

 committed to their charge. In England, wicker 



