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fine tapering and without fringe or coarse hair ; 
not carried above the level of the back. 
15. Coat.—Fine in texture, short, bright and 
not hard. 
16. Colourx—Any colour of brindle, evenly 
marked with white on muzzle, blaze on face, 
collar, chest and feet strongly preferred ; black 
and mouse colour not desired. 
17. Height at Shoulder.—From 14 inches to 20 
inches. 
18. Weight.—Light weight from 15 lb. to 23 Ib. ; 
heavy weight, from 23 lb. to 30 lb. 
The various strains of Boston Terrier of 
course have their particular advocates, but 
in the history of the breed there are four 
dogs which stand out in prominence as 
founders of the best kennels. These are 
Cracksman, Tony Boy, Sullivan’s Punch, 
and Buster. The last named was, perhaps, 
pre-eminent. He belonged to Mr. A. L. 
Goodge, of Boston, and was the sire of 
Champion Monte, probably the greatest 
of his breed, and himself the sire of many 
champions. The offspring of Cracksman 
are golden brindle, and they are notable for 
their softness and size of eye, and general 
good expression. Sullivan’s Punch was a 
white dog with brindle head markings. 
Tony Boy’s progeny have been admired for 
their good distribution of colour, their small 
size, and their tail properties. And here it 
may be noted that the screw tail, once a 
recognised feature of the Boston Terrier, 
has fallen into disrepute as a deformity. 
A short, straight tail, thick at the set-on, 
and quickly tapering to a point, is the ap- 
proved type. 
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OF THE DOG: 
Mr. Walter E. Stone’s Champion Whisper, 
who is a daughter of Sullivan’s Punch, may 
be taken as a thoroughly representative 
specimen of the Boston Terrier. She is 
notable for the regularity of her markings, 
her level back, her straight, clean legs, and 
compact feet; for the set of her eye, the 
carriage of her ears, and for her all-round 
good quality. Needless to say, Whisper is 
the winner of many championships and 
special prizes. 
Not less typical and almost as perfect is 
Mr. Harry W. Cassedy’s Bramello Skeeter, 
who is also bred in the purple, being a great- 
grandson of Sullivan’s Punch and a son of 
Oakmount Punch by Miss Content. Skeeter 
is a seal brindle with the regulation white 
markings. He has a double screw tail, and 
his weight is 17} lb. 
The importance of the cropped ear as a 
characteristic feature in the Boston Terrier 
probably counts against the possibility of 
an introduction of the breed into England, 
and it is very seldom that specimens are 
brought to this side of the Atlantic. Miss 
Constance Collier’s Our Bully is the only 
one that has been recently exhibited, at 
all events at shows held in the neighbourhood 
of London. 
There is a superficial similarity between 
the Boston Terrier and the Bouledogue 
Frangais ; so much so that at the 1907 dog 
show in Paris, a Boston Terrier (uncropped) 
was exhibited, even with the name of Bobie 
de Boston, in the class for heavy weight 
French Bulldogs. 
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