How to Buy a Dog 



know of one, for a little advice at the begin- 

 ning will spare you many disappointments 

 and much hard cash. Remember that for 

 this purpose it is no use going in for the 

 cheap and nasty strains, for your puppies 

 will probably be worthless when you get 

 them, and you will have wasted valuable 

 time. 



People will not give a decent figure for 

 a young dog that is not of the correct 

 strain, unless he happens by chance to 

 have particularly excellent points, and, even 

 then, they would hesitate about paying a 

 long price for him, as they would feel no 

 conviction that he would be capable of 

 reproducing his merits. Therefore a few 

 pounds more expended at first must be 

 regarded as a judicious investment. 



If it is a sporting dog that you are 

 seeking for working purposes only, you 

 need not trouble your head about show 

 strains, but go to some trustworthy keeper 

 and get him to find what you want. Here 



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