coats, that do not cover the furniture with long hairs, that are vigorous enough to follow on a horseback ride, and which will not wander from home.  I was in the company of a party of gentlemen the other day who had bought a number of estates in a town twenty miles from Boston, and the subject of a suitable breed of dogs for their residences was under discussion.  All the fashionable breeds were gone over, some were objected to because they barked too much, others because of their propensity to rush out at teams; some that their coats were too long and they brought a great deal of mud, etc., in, and still others that their fighting disposition was too pronounced, but they all agreed that a good-sized, vigorous, good natured Boston terrier just about filled the bill.  Said the nephew of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to me last week:  “Edward, I want a Boston big enough to take care of himself if anything happens, and of me also, if necessary, weighing about 35 pounds.”  A Boston banker, who has a large place in the country, would not take two dogs weighing under 35 pounds.  Last week I received a letter from a Mr. W. B. Bogert, of the firm of Bogert, Maltby & Co., commission grain merchants, Chicago, ordering a “very heavy weight dog of kindly disposition and good blood.  I can get out here any number of light weight dogs, but I do not like them.  Kindly send me what you think will suit me.”  These are only a few sample cases, and I can say that my orders today call for more first class heavy weight dogs than for any other size.  This is, of course, a comparatively new feature, but all up to date breeders will see the necessity of being able to fill this class of orders.

The small sized toys will always be in demand, as they make ideal little pets, suitable eminently for a city flat or an apartment house, to be carried by the lady in her carriage, or to accompany her in her walks, and they make first rate playmates for children.  This class is by far the hardest to breed.  For best results mate a bitch weighing about fifteen pounds, that comes from a numerous litter, to a twelve-pound dog that comes from small ancestry.  Some of the pups are bound to be small.  One important feature in the production of small pups is this:  Bitches that whelp in the fall, the smallest pups are raised from, especially if the pups are fed a somewhat restricted diet, whereas puppies that are raised in the spring, that are generously fed, and have vigorous exercise in the sunshine, attain a far greater size.  A great many breeders underfeed their young stock to stop growth, which I believe to be a very grave mistake.  There is no question whatever it accomplishes the result wished, but at the expense of stamina and a fine, generous disposition.  The pups from stock advanced in years, or from bitches excessively fat are very apt to run small, as are also the offspring of inbred parents.  One very important fact in regard to breeding for large sized dogs to be considered is this: