British Dogs at Work 



instance, in one variety with which I am 

 particularly acquainted, a long, narrow head 

 is a desideratum, but if you took the puppy 

 with the finest head you would probably 

 find that he would be too small and snipy 

 when he had matured. Two clever young 

 men, sufiering from a little knowledge, once 

 wished to purchase a puppy, for which they 

 were prepared to pay a long price, and the 

 breeder indicated the best, which happened 

 to have the thickest head in the litter. This, 

 however, did not satisfy the buyers, who 

 went away quite happy in the possession 

 of an inferior specimen, which happened 

 to have the finest skull. The fact that 

 some varieties change in colour as they 

 reach adult age has led to many amusing 

 blunders on the part of the inexpert. 



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