British Dogs at Work 



necessarily costs more to keep than a small 

 one. You would be surprised at the amount 

 of food a litter of hungry six-weeks-old 

 puppies can put away in the course of 

 twenty-four hours. 



If you simply want a house pet or guard, 

 you have further to consider whether you 

 will have a pedigree dog from one of the 

 prominent show strains, or whether you will 

 be content with one of humbler lineage. A 

 well-bred dog gives greater pleasure to the 

 eye and is more or less a pride to his pos- 

 sessor, but he will probably be more delicate 

 until you have got him through his early 

 troubles, and he will cost you more money at 

 the outset. Few breeders of repute care to 

 accept less than four or five guineas for 

 quite a moderate sort of puppy, and if you 

 want a good one of its kind you would have 

 to pay double. If you contemplate breeding 

 with a view to ultimate exhibiting your best 

 plan will be to consult some acknowledged 

 expert, should you be fortunate enough to 



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