The Washington herald., 1914-03-22
English Dog Fanciers Try
To Dethrone Boston Terrier
Feared Too Great Popularity of the Breed After
Noticing High Prices Paid at Boston, New
York and Philadelphia Shops

a purpose. Today II serves no purpose
and only merits the bitterest condemna-
/ tion.
1 with the exception Of Great Danes,
no valid reason can be offered for CROP
pring dogs, and In the case of Great
Danes the reason for cropping has be-
come SO exceptional that they. too.
should be exempted from the practice.
1 When the English Kennel Club many
years ago passed a law prohibiting all
cropped dogs from competition at shows
under its rules. II did that which has
| done more to establish the confidence and
respect of all earnest dog-lovers than all
the other legislation it has evolved.
with the request of the Society for
| the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Isquarely before il, the American Kennel
Club can no longer evade the issue"
Herewith is produced an editorial from
the Southern Sportsman. as a sample
Of the lack OF knowledge pertaining to
the subject which so many writers under
take to treat. 1t is the same doctrine
which has been preached from the dead
limb of the tree of knowledge for the
last twenty years. Ordinarily we pay
uo attention TO such items, but for the
benefit of the Southern Sportsman, the
editor of which is a thorough sportsman
ment in favor Of British dogs has been
for many years worked up by papers
which draw their editorial inspiration
from their advertising columns to the
Idetrement of native dogs.
so far as the American millionaire
fancier buying in England to the ex-
clusion of the American breeder. as set
forth by Mr.. Andrew p. O'Conor. In
The Washington Herald. in its issue of
he L.,
American breeder will furnish as good a
dog for the same or less rice."-Southern
Sportsman.
We reproduce herewith part of an
editorial written by MIR. Charles H.
Mason. in MANS Best Friend" eight
years ago. Mr. Mason is considered by
the writer the greatest authority in
America on everything pertaining to dogs
and dog culture
Conditions in the American Kennel Club
nave not improved since that editorial
was written; in fact. the condition of
the dog industry in America is in worse
shape now than ever before. Our breeders
became disguised with the deplorable
state of the industry and organized the
National Dog Breeders Association, which
has for its purpose. among other things,
the announcement of honest registration
the elimination of selfish dog politics;
tAt OuIdstIntnl oil American dog
breeders and clean administration of
kennel club legislation.
rs IL fair to our breeders. nearly
all of whom are not wealthy. that
young millionaires should come to the
fancy for few months, and at most
Tor a very few years, and buy up the
best dogs in England, wherewith to |
win all the prizes of value, thereby
depriving the very pillars of the fancy |
and Of the Kennel Club itself of that |
support which will be needed when IL
shall he too late. BY encouraging the |
of prizes we are discour- |
aging the breeding and the breeder Of !
good dogs, and II is because we havS |
done this so long that the breeder no |
longer considers himself competitor |
in fair field. His enterprise and his |
energy and his good judgment count |
for little, because there is no demand |
for his annual crop, but his registra- /
ton fees are every bit as welcome as |
those of the men who decline doing
business with him U because they
can find something to beat him in
England. and C2) because the kennel
likes to make $500 without
his employer knowing anything about
il, and go because an occasional trip !
to the old country is beneficial in
more ways than one.
THE reason why the English breed
sr can continue his breeding opera
ions from year to year is because the
money invested in dogs goes to him.
and the reason why the American !,
breeder finds it impossible to continue