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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
beginner
cannot
easily
go
wrong
or
be
seriously
cheated,
but
it
is
well
when
making
a
first
purchase
to
take
the
advice
of
an
expert
and
to
be
very
certain
of
the
dog's
pedigree,
age,
temper,
and
condition.
The
approved
method
of
buying
a
dog
is
to
select
one
advertised
for
sale
in
the
weekly
journals
devoted
to
the
dog.
A
better
way
still,
if
a
dog
of
distinguished
pedigree
is
desired,
is
to
apply
direct
to
a
well-known
owner
of
the
required
breed,
or
to
visit
one
of
the
great
annual
shows,
such
as
Cruft's,
Manchester,
The
Ladies'
Kennel
Association,
The
Kennel
Club
(Crystal
Palace,
in
October),
The
Scottish
Kennel
Club,
or
Birmingham,
and
there
choose
the
dog
from
the
benches,
buying
him
at
his
catalogue
price.
In
determining
the
choice
of
a
breed
it
is
to
be
remembered
that
some
are
better
watchdogs
than
others,
some
more
docile,
some
safer
with
children.
The
size
of
the
breed
should
be
relative
to
the
accommodation
available.
To
have
a
St.
Bernard
or
a
Great
Dane
galumphing
about
a
small
house
is
an
inconvenience,
and
sporting
dogs
which
require
constant
exercise
and
freedom
are
not
suited
to
the
confined
life
of
a
Bloomsbury
flat.
Nor
are
the
long-haired
breeds
at
their
best
draggling
round
in
the
wet,
muddy
streets
of
a
city.
For
town
life
the
clean-legged
Terrier,
the
Bulldog,
the
Pug,
and
the
Schipperke
are
to
be
preferred.
Bitches
are
cleaner
in
the
house
and
more
tractable
than
dogs.
The
idea
that
they
are
more
trouble
than
dogs
is
a
fallacy.
The
difficulty
arises
only
twice
in
a
twelvemonth
for
a
few
days,
and
if
you
are
watchful
there
need
be
no
misadventure.
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