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HOUSE & GARDEN 
The American Dog 
{Continued from page 19) 
breeders strive for the ideal of a dark closely approximate this perfection. 
brindle, evenly marked with white. 
These are strikingly attractive colors. 
Another little thing—we on this side 
of the Atlantic have a peculiar preju¬ 
dice against a wire-coated dog. Such 
a jacket is waterproof and weather¬ 
proof, quite ideal from the dog’s 
point of view, and it is cleanly and 
sheds less than either the short or 
long coats, so it is very desirable 
in the- house. 
Many are leggy and many have bad 
feet and pasterns; others have poppy 
eyes and snippy forefaces; still 
others are undershot and swagger 
around with bowed legs and loose 
bulldog-like shoulders. Color and 
tails bar others from show ring 
honors. So it happens that, though 
there are many Boston terriers, a 
really good Boston terrier—from a 
But most Americans bench show point of view—is rare, 
and correspondingly expensive. Keen 
competition, too, stimulates the de¬ 
mand, and a fancy specimen com- 
do not like a wire coat, while a Ion 
coat, undoubtedly a thing of beauty, 
is far from being a joy in the house. 
In his pretty markings and short coat mands a truly fancy price 
the Boston enjoys an initial ad van- At the New York show, several 
tage. years ago Fosco had made his debut 
Then what a sporty little chap he and won in all his classes. Flashing 
is! He trips down the street like a lit- with jewels and ermine, Mrs. Social 
tie bantam-cock, greeting his friends Climber came sailing down the aisle, 
in his chipper, democratic way, and and, catching sight of the array of 
always keeping a sharp lookout for blue ribbons over the dog, stopped 
stray cats. Chasing cats is his favor- and joined the little knot paying hom- 
ite sport. With 
other dogs he is an 
independent little 
rascal and neither 
says “By your leave, 
sir,” nor “Doggone 
your soul!” He 
neither hunts nor 
avoids trouble, but 
bis little bide fairly 
bursts with the ex¬ 
uberance of big h 
spirits. He is a 
cocky, lively little 
dog; were he not 
also a highly intelli¬ 
gent and docile little 
dog, he would lead 
his master many a 
merry dance. 
To return again 
to his looks —- "A 
good Boston,” as 
one of the best- 
known j udges has 
said, “is built on 
the square.” His 
body, viewed from the side, is one 
large square, and his head two 
The Boston’s head shows him to 
be a dog of intelligence, real 
brain and self-respect 
age to the new 
king of Boston 
R o w. She re¬ 
garded him critic¬ 
ally through her 
lorgnette, and, 
having noticed 
that she was -the 
observed of all ob¬ 
servers, she asked 
very impressively 
if he was for sale. 
The imp of a ken¬ 
nel boy with the 
dog replied that 
he had just been 
sold. 
“Oh, that's—too 
bad,” she panted 
heavily. 
“De boss might 
sell, ma’am,” the 
youngster said, 
very confiden¬ 
tially ; “he only 
paid three thous¬ 
and fer him.” 
The woman choked and gasped. 
^_ ; _ Three thou—why, he’s worth as 
smaller ones, one for the head proper much as my furs!” 
and the other for the muzzle. The Somebody snickered. With a gulp 
prize winner is a cobby little dog, she recovered her composure, and 
but decidedly of the terrier type. He with a supposedly withering glance 
stands on all four feet squarely. All that included the poor dog, the kennel 
his movements are quick, and he has boy and all bystanders, she sailed ma- 
a bold, almost a pert air of alertness, jestically off 
His deep chest is broader than the 
English terrier’s, and his ribs well 
sprung, with considerable cut up of 
loin. His neck is of good length, 
supporting his blocky head grace¬ 
fully.. His skull should be flat on top 
(without wrinkles in the skin) and 
his cheeks must be smooth, not 
bumpy. His ears, placed at the cor¬ 
ners of the skull, are either neatly 
trimmed or, as is becoming more 
and more popular, left uncut. Fairly 
large, dark eyes, with an expression 
As kennel boys are apt to do, this 
one had inflated the price, and, of 
course, you will not have to pay any 
such sum even for a prize-winner; 
but a typical, well-marked Boston is 
not a cheap dog. Boston puppies are 
somewhat delicate as young babies, 
and because of their short noses they 
have a hard time with distemper. Ac¬ 
cordingly, one should, if possible, get 
a youngster who has been through 
this disease. Therefore, it is well to 
buy a well matured Boston puppy, 
of great intelligence, are an important but on the other hand it is especially 
point, and the muzzle must be deep desirable to have a Boston brought 
and square, with even teeth. A Bos¬ 
ton that is undershot looks sour and 
“bullish,” while one that is overshot, 
a rare fault, is “froggy” in expres- 
The lips must cover the teeth 
in front, and the desired nose is large 
and black. 
Boston terrierites have made the 
tail a great fancy point. The stubby, 
twisted button tail lias been very 
popular of late, but the real tail is a 
kink tail about 2" long, tapering to a 
fine point, set low, twisted once or 
twice. Many have been the discus¬ 
sions, and the disqualifications, and 
the lawsuits that have waged bitterly 
over a docked or tampered tail on a 
show Boston terrier. 
The Show Dog 
up as a member of the family. Six 
months is a good compromise age. 
Purchasing Points 
At six months, too, a puppy has 
reached a stage of development where 
it is possible to foretell with some 
degree of assurance what sort of a 
grown dog he will be. All pups are 
fickle things, and he who at three 
weeks looks to be the pick of the lit¬ 
ter may become a runt. At six 
months, however, an experienced 
fancier will be able to tell what man¬ 
ner of dog each youngster will be¬ 
come and will have scaled his prices 
accordingly. The price asked by a 
reliable kennel is the most trust¬ 
worthy guide for a novice purchaser. 
Among all the thoroughbred dogs 
These, very briefly, are the points the Boston terrier is the youngest, 
of this very good-looking dog. Only Slurs are sometimes cast at him as 
a small percentage of them very (Continued on page 58) 
