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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Not
many
of
us
can
afford
to
start
at
the
top
of
the
tree,
and,
except
for
the
favoured
few
to
whom
money
is
no
object,
and
who
can
buy
ready-made
champions,
there
is
no
better
way
of
starting
a
kennel
than
to
purchase
a
really
good
bitch,
one,
say,
capable
of
winning
at
all
but
the
more
important
shows.
She
must
be
of
good
pedigree,
strong,
and
healthy;
such
an
one
ought
to
be
obtained
for
P15
upwards.
Mate
her
to
the
best
dog
whose
blood
"nicks"
suitably
with
hers,
but
do
not
waste
time
and
money
breeding
from
fourth-rate
stud
dogs,
for
if
you
do
it
is
certain
you
will
only
meet
with
disappointment.
On
the
other
hand,
if
you
have
had
little
or
no
experience
of
dogs,
you
may
possibly
prefer
to
start
with
a
puppy.
If
so,
place
yourself
in
the
hands
of
a
breeder
with
a
reputation
at
stake
(unless
you
have
a
friend
who
understands
the
breed).
It
is
a
fact
that
even
a
"cast
off"
from
a
good
strain
that
has
been
bred
for
certain
points
for
years
is
more
likely
to
turn
out
a
better
dog
than
a
pup
whose
dam
has
been
mated
"haphazard"
to
some
dog
who
may
or
may
not
have
been
a
good
one.
Big
kennels
also
generally
possess
the
best
bitches
and
breed
from
them,
and
the
bitch
is
quite
as
important
a
factor
as
the
sire.
If,
however,
you
prefer
to
rely
on
your
own
judgment,
and
wish
to
choose
a
puppy
yourself
from
a
litter,
select
the
one
with
the
longest
head,
biggest
bone,
smallest
ears,
and
longest
tail,
or
as
many
of
these
qualities
as
you
can
find
combined
in
one
individual.
Coat
is
a
secondary
matter
in
quite
a
young
pup;
here
one
should
be
guided
by
the
coat
of
the
sire
and
dam.
Still,
choose
a
pup
with
a
heavy
coat,
if
possible,
although
when
this
puppy
coat
is
cast,
the
dog
may
not
grow
so
good
as
one
as
some
of
the
litter
who
in
early
life
were
smoother.
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