THE MINIATURE BULLDOG. 



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miniatures in Tablet and Baby Bullet, 

 and was the former owner of the incom- 

 parable Champion Xo Trumps, one of the 

 best ever seen. 



Of this goodl}' company comes last, 

 but far from least, Mrs. C. F. C. Clarke, 



of the big breed b\- no means scorn their 

 smaller brethren. 



A few years ago Lady de Gre}- owned a 

 splendid Uttle dog in Champion Bite, and 

 Mr. \V. R. Temple's Tulip and Mrs. BaiUie's 

 Crib and Lena IL were aU hard to beat. 

 Of present-day dogs ilrs. Burrell, the sport- 

 ing lady-master of the North Northumber- 

 land Foxhoimds, can bench a real good 

 one in Champion Little Truefit, as can 

 Mrs. G. Raper in Little Model and ^liss 

 Farquharson in Peter Pan, the latter a 

 beautiful httle ia.\vn dog, possessing rare 

 bone and Bulldog character. 



So much for the breed as show dogs, 

 though a great deal more might be \\Titten 

 of other successful \\inners on the bench. 

 As companions and friends the}? are second 

 to none, being faithful, fond, and even 

 foolish in their devotion, as all true friends 

 should be. They are absolutely and in- 

 variably good-tempered, and, as a rule, 

 sufficiently fond of the luxuries of this life 

 — not to saj' greedy — to be easily cajoled 



MISS M. O. FARQUHARSON S PETER PAN 

 BY CHARLEY TOBY VENUS. 



also a well known owner of big " bulls." 

 She has of late turned her attention 

 to breeding and showing the smaller 

 \ariety, and \vith great success, as her 

 Mersham Snowdrop and Tiger — the latter 

 bred by her — abundantly testify. In 

 fact, had not Tiger unluckily just topped 

 the weight limit he would undoubtedly 

 have been about the best dog ever benched, 

 and, as far as points (and particularly head 

 properties) go, is as tj^pical a ]\Iiniature 

 BuUdog as could be found. The present 

 writer has also the honour of being a com- 

 mittee-woman, and her Champion Ninon de 

 I'Enclos, Lady Cloda, Susan Arme, and 

 Champion Bumps, the latter a very tj'pical 

 little dog and winner of twelve champion- 

 ships, have all upheld the prestige of the 

 breed on the show bench. ^Ir. B. Marie}-, 

 whose wife owtis the celebrated Felton 

 Bulldog kennels, is another member of the 

 committee, so it wiU be seen that patrons 



MRS. BURRELLS CH. LITTLE TRUEFIT 



BY SWASHBUCKLER ROSE OF YORK. 



Photograph by Macgregor, Kelso. 



into obedience. Remarkablv intelligent, 

 and caring enough for sport to be s\Tn- 

 patheticaUy excited at the sight of a 



