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years generally had some specimens about my house, 

 and usually, when I have judged the breed, have been 

 favoured with record entries. I remember on one occa- 

 sion, when I had a very heavy day at an important 

 London show, and had taken an immense amount of 

 trouble, in the open, on a broiling day in June or July, 

 when the whole of my exhibitors were of the fair sex, 

 and ranged from the highest in the kennel-world, Her 

 Royal Highness, the Princess of Wales, to those 

 who would not be ashamed to be included amongst 

 " the working classes," I thought, " I shall catch 

 it pretty warmly over this job." I hardly supposed 

 it within the bounds of possibility for any living 

 " mere man," to give satisfaction to such a large num- 

 ber of the other sex, especially when their own par- 

 ticular pets were concerned, so that I was certainly 

 gratified to have a letter, some weeks after, from the 

 Hon. Secretary of the show (whose daughter was an 

 exhibitor and by no means a novice in Pugs either), 

 stating that I had " achieved the unique feat of pleasing 

 every one, as not a single complaint or grumble had 

 been heard or received by the committee from the large 

 body of Pug exhibitors." I mention this, not for 

 the purpose of self-glorification, but to show that, al- 

 though generally judges are supposed to meet with 

 obloquy and abuse, often not deserved, they do, some- 

 times, receive kindly recognition of their endeavours, 

 to pick out the best specimens brought under their no- 

 tice ! A good Pug should have a large skull, in propor- 

 tion to size, well-defined stop, with high forehead, 

 square face, wide-apart eyes, dark and large, round 



