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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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The French Poodle 

 elusion. If some friend has not been kind enough 

 to make you a present of a dog, go to any of the 

 prominent fanciers of the breed you select, tell him 

 your requirements and the price you are willing to 

 pay for your future pet. You will, nine times out 

 of ten, get the best of treatment and full value for 

 your money, for although most breeders are 

 anxious to sell, they are true enough fanciers at heart 

 their best to see that the dog over whom they have 

 years in cultivation gets into the hands 

 of a person who will treat him with 

 care and the consideration that he de- 

 serves. It is advisable always to start 

 out with a young dog, a puppy, or one 

 little more than able to leave the litter. 

 By this method of beginning the dog 

 is yours, you weld him into your ways 

 and you become attached to his. The 

 little extra trouble that you have then 

 will well repay you in the end. Later 

 as you understand dogs more thor- 

 oughly you can buy older dogs, but 

 start with a pup. If he is of good 

 breed and pedigree you will then have a chance to 

 your dog at will rather than to purchase him ready 



The Chow-Chow 



Speaking of pedigree brings us to a point upon 

 which much stress must be laid: purchase dogs of 

 good registered lineage on both sides. Such a dog 

 will be a greater pleasure to you than some non- 

 descript, and one can dispose of him or his off- 

 spring without difficulty, and because one has 



Black-and-Tan ,1 • .1 j ^ c *.u 



something more in the dog s ravor than mere 



to do appearance. As to which of the various types of the 



spent house dog is most desirable, it can be said that all are 



equally satisfactory to those who are 



really looking for the pleasure to be 



had from the companionship of such a 



pet. It is purely a matter of individual 



taste. Of the Fox Terriers there are 



two varieties, the wire-hair and the 



smooth-coated. Both are bred to-day 



with little coloring except on the head 



and many almost entirely white. For 



those who prefer a dog with plenty of 



color, the little Welsh Terrier, which 



is about the size of the Fox Terrier, 



would appeal to them. He is tan, with 



A rekingese a bj ac k saddle and black and tan head, 



make rough-coated and resembling the Airdale on a smaller scale. 



made. In the Scottish Terrier there are two for choice — the iron 



Three finely bred King Charles Spaniels 



