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KENNEL DEPARTMENT 
The purpose of this department is to give advice to those inter¬ 
ested in dogs. The manager will gladly answer any troublesome 
questions. Address "Kennel Department” and enclose a self- 
addressed envelope. 
IRISH TERRIER PUPPIES 
of both sexes. All from the very best 
stock. „ 
For particulars address 
CLOVERLY KENNELS 
Wast Chaster, 
Penna. 
AIREDALE TERRIERS 
The best all 'round dog and companion 
Our Terriers are blue ribbon winners at 
New York, Boston, Pittsburg, Chicago, 
Kansas City and other large shows. 
Puppies for Sale, $25 and Up. 
Champion Red Raven at Stud, 
Fee $20. The greatest living sire. 
Beautiful illustrated booklet for stamp. 
ELMHURST FARM KENNELS 
Sta. E. KANSAS CITY, MO. 
“NICE DOG!” What Do You Feed Him? 
Send for a free sample of Austin’s Doff Bread with splendid dog 
book also free. Send grocer’s name. 211 Marginal St.,Chelsea, Mass. 
Russian Wolfhounds 
The Best Dog in the world and 
one of the Rarest Breeds extant. 
Peerless in beauty and reliability 
of disposition. Companions for 
gentlemen, ladies or children. 
CATALOGUE “H 1 
Mira sol Kennels 
Pasadena. California 
Pointers and Setters 
WANTED TO TRAIN ON GAME. PLENTY 
GAME. TRAINED DOGS FOR SALE 
W. GEORGE SMITH 
K. 9 Kennels, Marydel, Md. 
HOME FOR PETS 
Fall is here, and returning to town, send your 
Dog, Cat, Pony or Bird to us for the Winter. 
A REAL HOME. Terms reasonable. 
VALLEY VIEW FARMS, BallstonSpa, N.Y. 
The John B. Wiggins Company 
Engravers Die Embossers Plate Printers 
55-57 East Adams St., Chicago 
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An Assurance of Strength 
There is a sense of security in having the best. It is often 
just the element a man needs to insure that confidence that 
begets success. 
It is such a feeling that comes to a man when he detaches a 
Peerless Patent Book Form Card 
and sends it in to the man inside. He knows, while he 
waits, that he will be well judged because he has the best card. 
This best card has smooth edges all around after being de¬ 
tached, and the book form and the case insures every card 
absolutely against dirt or injury. 
It embodies every characteristic that could be wished for in 
a card, and eliminates the inconveniences of a loose card in 
your pocket or case. Besides there is an exhilaration in us¬ 
ing and exhibiting it among your friends who invariably are 
attracted by its practical uniqueness. 
Send today for a sample tab of the cards, 
and see for yourself that it is the 
best. 
OUR SMART 
CARD IN¬ 
CASE 
TOY WHITE FRENCH POODLES, young 
and grown stock. Pedigreed. Prices rea¬ 
sonable. Also Toy Spitz Pomeranian pups. 
Write your wants. 
MRS. G. C. ROHDE, 
Ann Arbor, Mich. 
YETSAN KENNELS 
Tel. 34 Oyster Bay OYSTER BAY, L. I. 
Offer remaining dogs—Two grown King Charles by 
Cham. Young America, one Prince by Messenger Boy, 
one Beautiful Ruby dog and its dam. Brood Bitches. 
Reasonable to good homes and for pets. 
YETSAN KENNELS Oyster Bay, L. /. 
HANDSOME CATS AND KITTENS FOR SALE— 
Domestic and rare foreign varieties. 
Siamese, Abyssinian, Manx, and Rus¬ 
sian. Ideal boarding place for cats, 
dogs and birds. Model Poultry depart¬ 
ment, supplies broilers, fowl and squab. 
Write for beautifully illustrated 
catalogue and sales lists. 
BLACK SHORT HAIRED CATTERY 
_ Oradell, N. J. _ 
PRIZE WINNING STOCK 
English Toy Spaniels, Prince Charles, Rubys, Blenheims 
From Prize Winning Stock. Low to close 
WILLOUGHBY KENNELS, NORFOLK, VA. 
Delight the 
H Shetland Pony 
— is an unceasing source 
of pleasure. A safe and 
playmate. Makes 
the child strong and of 
health. Inexpensive 
to buy and keep. Highest 
types here. Complete outfits. 
Entire satisfaction. Write 
for illustrated catalog. 
BELLE MEADE FARM 
Dept. 3, Markham, Va. 
POINTERS 
“DON FASKALLY," 3 years old, one of the best bred, trained and 
hunting POINTERS in N. C. for sale owing to change in local game 
laws. Pedigree and particulars of the Secretary. 
COUNTRY CLUB,_FLAT ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA 
If You Have a Dog 
You Should Read 
FIELD AND FANCY 
the only weekly in America devoted exclu¬ 
sively to the dog. Sample and Special 
Trial subscription Offer on application. 
FIELD AND FANCY, 14 Church St., New York City 
Ai-GEE PEKINGESE - ONLY A FEW LEFT 
Property of R H. Hunt, Esq., Port Chester 
Ty Towby Ai-Gee Todde, 17 mos., weight under 5 lbs.; 4 firsts, 4 specials, 
including Best Puppy, Best Parti-color Pekingese Show. 1911. 
Mrs. A. Goodson, Hartsdale, N Y. 
Ai-GEE KENNELS Phone, 1031 WHITE PLAINS 
When You Buy Your Dog 
WHAT A PEDIGREE MEANS 
T T has become an essential requirement 
to most American purchasers of dogs 
that there be a pedigree. This is regarded 
as an absolute proof that the animal is per¬ 
fect in most points and has a career of 
great note before him. As a matter of 
fact to the ordinary individual the pedi¬ 
gree will be of little significance. Not that 
he is apt to be hoaxed by a faked up or 
doctored genealogy, for the registered 
pedigree is passed on by the Kennel Club 
and cannot be forged and it takes but lit¬ 
tle knowledge to recognize the genuine 
article. But the different breeders special¬ 
ize in certain points of conformation, and 
breed for certain definite characteristics 
which are not evident from the pedigree. 
In most cases the list means no more than 
a mere list of names. These are valuable 
for those that know what Champion Poor 
Pat or any other dog looked like, and the 
success he had in shows, but otherwise tell 
nothing. If you are seeking to start a 
kennel or to breed show dogs, lay most 
weight on the individual’s record, always 
being sure that he is not past his useful¬ 
ness or going off as a ribbon winner. The 
best way is to purchase a brood matron of 
established reputation and you start on a 
level with the man who has success in 
shows. 
WHAT TO LOOK FOR 
Most people, however, are not on the 
lookout for show dogs. They seek a good 
pet or house dog. One cannot give gen¬ 
eral advice here because of the varying 
types of breed. There are, however, sev¬ 
eral suggestions to help the purchaser. 
If you are buying a breed that is large and 
heavy at maturity, look for the biggest- 
bone'd best knit puppies. They are apt to 
develop well. The head conformation is 
of importance also. In connection with 
this it is well to remember that puppies’ 
heads grow longer and thinner as they 
grow to maturity. As a lean face is char¬ 
acteristic of fewer of the breeds, see that 
your dog has a head well developed before 
the eyes. In breeds of erect ears, select 
with the smallest and neatest ears; they 
ai e most apt to grow up true to type. With 
the kinds that do not have erect ears, 
avoid pups with small ears for they are apt 
to stand erect later rather than droop or 
flop over. Always look for good health 
and absence of marks or blemishes. 
WHERE TO BUY 
The fallacy that dealers are cheats ought 
to be understood by now. Breeders of 
dogs for sale have an established reputa¬ 
tion to uphold and cannot afford to resort 
to underhand practices. The Kennel Club 
has power, and uses it very quickly 
wherever evidence of dishonorable dealing 
is heard, so there is an added reason for 
honesty. In nearly all cases you can get 
the best advice and the fairest dealing 
with those whose trade is the rearing and 
selling of dogs. A. W. D. 
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