How to Buy a Dog 



not a result of distemper, but there is a 

 general look about a dog that reaches his 

 fifth year which is not easily mistakable. 

 As a rule, it is inadvisable to buy a dog 

 after his third year, when you may consider 

 that he is about in his prime. Some breeds 

 age much more rapidly than others, but 

 you may take it that life is not worth much 

 after the ninth or tenth year. 



The best way of ascertaining the names 

 and addresses of the leading breeders is by 

 consulting the columns of one of the kennel 

 papers, or by obtaining the catalogue of one 

 of the chief shows, the names and addresses 

 of the exhibitors being published at the end. 



It is almost an impossibility for a novice 

 to select the best puppy from a litter, and 

 he must throw himself upon the fair deal- 

 ing of the breeder if he has no friend at 

 hand to consult. Puppies have a habit 

 of changing so much in appearance as they 

 grow that only the skilled man can say 

 which is likely to make the best. For 



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