H ouse and Garden 
ever seen. The 
clog R u i n art, 
owned b y M r. 
John W. Patten, 
Devon, Pennsyl¬ 
vania, and bred 
by Mrs. Kelley, 
is probably the 
bnest specimen 
of' greyhound in 
the world. Mrs. 
Kelley has not 
recently both¬ 
ered much with 
the dog-shows; 
but in August, 
she sent two 
puppies to At¬ 
lantic City, and 
swept the whole 
deck, winning 
every prize in 
which her dogs 
were eligible 
and also the gold 
medal for having 
the best dog in 
the show. I only 
mention this to 
show the value 
of absolutely sci¬ 
entific breeding. 
In breeding dogs there is an easier opportunity to 
be scientific than in animals where the period of 
gestation is longer and the product less numerous. 
A mare has one foal at a time, and the period of 
gestation is nearly a year. A bitch whelps in a few' 
weeks, and has a litter varying in number. So W'e 
can select and select quickly. Selection is the great 
secret of correct breeding. “Like begets like,” is 
an axiom of the kennel as well as of the breeding 
farm. The union 
of homogeneous 
blood, the mating 
of animals similar 
in conforma¬ 
tion, in action 
and in tempera- 
ment — these 
are the things 
to be consid¬ 
ered and the 
breeder who 
sticks closely to 
these principles 
is pretty sure to 
secure his sat¬ 
isfactory re¬ 
ward, provided 
always, how¬ 
ever, that the 
parent stock 
from which he 
is working is 
itself superior. 
Another thing 
about house¬ 
dogs. A house- 
dog that will 
not obey is the 
veriest kind of 
a nuisance. He 
is like a wilful 
child; he is un¬ 
happy himself 
and makes 
everybody else 
unhappy. He must be compelled to obey. This is 
usually not at all difficult. Did you ever notice the 
unconcealed pride that a trick dog displays when 
he has gone through his performance “letter per¬ 
fect ” Indeed, a dog until he becomes stubborn 
from age, will work so hard to please his master that 
sometimes he does himself a serious injury in his 
effort to accomplish what he conceives to he his 
duty. But when you get a house-dog, or any other 
kind of a dog, be 
surethat you get one 
with an absolutely 
authentic pedigree. 
Champion Greyhound, Ruinart 
Tioronda Kennels, Nyack, New ^ ork 
f ins dog has never been beaten in a show ring, and is probably the finest 
Greyhound in the world 
Boston Terrier Toy—“Lady ” 
Finely Marked Litter of Pups 
Squantum Kennels, Atlantic, Massachusetts 
French Bull and Pup 
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