DOG SHOWS AND SHOWING 75 



hampers are very popular for shipping dogs, but 

 here, while lightness is to be sought, they are 

 hardly strong enough to withstand the gentle care 

 of our " baggage heavers." 



The shows provide bedding, food, and water, 

 but the fancier supplies his own chains and leads. 

 To fasten a dog on the exhibition bench, bench 

 chains, as they are called, are used. These are 

 either nickel or brass finish, with snaps at both 

 ends, and by means of them a dog can be so fast- 

 ened that he can move about comfortably and yet 

 not hang himself by getting over the front or get 

 into trouble with his neighbors beyond the par- 

 titions. 



In the show ring, however, these chains would 

 be too heavy, and it is the custom to show terriers 

 on long leather leads. There are two styles in 

 vogue. One is a regular lead fastened with a 

 snap to an ordinary collar, which should be a 

 half inch strap of plain leather. The other is 

 the slip collar, or a long lead with a loop at one 

 or both ends. The loop is slipped over the dog's 

 head and fastened by a sliding clasp. All leads 

 and collars for terriers should be light and plain. 

 Fancy, studded, bebelled, and beribboned collars 

 look about as well on a terrier as diamonds on a 

 bellboy. 



The showing of dogs is rapidly becoming one 



