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if you breed, the pups will see your money 

 back. 



Good as the other exhibitions have been at 

 Birmingham, this must be considered the best ; and 

 with an entry of 944 against 911 of last year. 



At the time of writini:^ this — the 3rd December 

 — I have seen no letters from disappointed ex- 

 hibitors or others. But then, " Bell's Life," " Land 

 and Water," and the Authority {query) have not yet 

 appeared. 



The "Times," however, for the 2nd December, 

 says it was a most capital show. 



Both Mr Murchison and the Eev. Mr Tennison 

 Mosse were conspicuous by their absence, but I 

 hope to see them to the fore again at the Crystal 

 Palace Show, with their unapproachable fox and 

 Dandie Dinmont terriers. Talking of fox-terriers, 

 I have overlooked them. Not only was the entry 

 a grand one (127), but the quality was good too. I 

 love the terrier, for he is a sporting little dog, no 

 matter what breed ; but the fox-terrier is the 

 favourite, if one may judge from the entries. But 

 why other terriers, such as smooth-haired, black- 

 and-tan, Skye, drop-eared, and others, Dandie 

 Dinmont, broken-haired, wire-haired, and Bedling- 

 ton should not be included in the sporting classes, 

 I have ever been at a loss to imagine. There is 



