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prominence before the public is more or less 

 ephemeral, cannot in the future be of so much 

 interest as pictures of idealised animals are likely 

 to be. 



In cases where the specialist clubs have compiled 

 and arranged descriptions of the dogs whose 

 interests they guard, I have given the results of 

 the deliberations of their members. I have like- 

 wise appended scales of points to satisfy those 

 who, in the minority, still believe that the beauty 

 or otherwise of a dog can be correctly gauged 

 by a series of figures. 



The illustrations by Arthur Wardle and R. H. 

 Moore are, I consider, particularly satisfactory, as 

 is the process by which they are reproduced. 



My thanks I convey to all who have assisted me 

 in providing subjects for the artists, and to others 

 who have given valuable information, not to be 

 obtained excepting from owners who have made 

 individual varieties of the dog special studies. 



