er, and Their
Meaning
INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS
Edward Axtell
Franz J. Heilborn
Heilborn's Raffles
Edward Burnett, a Prominent Early Breeder
Barnard's Tom
Hall's Max
Champion Halloo Prince
Bixby's Tony Boy
J. P. Barnard, the Father of the Boston Terrier
Champion Sonnie Punch
Rockydale Junior
Edward Axtell, Jr., and One of His Boston Terriers
E. S. Pollard, A Large and Successful Breeder
St. Botolph's Mistress King
Champion Yankee Doodle Pride
Champion Dallen's Spider
Champion Mister Jack
Champion Caddy Belle
Prince Lutana
Champion Fosco
"Pop" Benson with Bunny II
Sir Barney Blue
Champion Lady Dainty
Champion Todd Boy
Champion Willowbrook Glory
Squantum Punch
Tony Ringmaster
Goode's Buster
Champion Whisper
Champion Druid Vixen
Champion Remlik Bonnie
Champion Boylston Reina
Champion Roxie
Peter's Little Boy and Ch. Trimont Roman
Champion Lord Derby
Gordon Boy, Gretchen, Derby's Buster, Tommy Tucker, Ch. Lord Derby
Gordon Boy
Champion Dean's Lady Luana
Mrs. William Kuback, with Ch. Lady Sensation
CHAPTER I.
THE BOSTON TERRIER.
Who and what is this little dog that has forced his way by leaps and
bounds from Boston town to the uttermost parts of this grand country, from
the broad Atlantic to the Golden Gate, and from the Canadian border to the
Gulf of Mexico? Nay, not content with this, but has overrun the imaginary
borders north and south until he is fast becoming as great a favorite on
the other side as here, and who promises in the near future, unless all
signs fail, to cross all oceans, and extend his conquests wherever man is
found that can appreciate beauty and fidelity in man's best friend. What
passports does he present that he should be entitled to the recognition
that he has everywhere accorded him? A dog that has in 35 years or less so
thoroughly established himself in the affections of the great body of the
American people, so that his friends offer no apology whatever in calling
him the American dog, must possess peculiar qualities that endear him to
all classes and conditions of men, and I firmly believe that when all the
fads for which his native city is so well known have died a natural death,
he will be in the early bloom of youth. Yea, in the illimitable future,
when the historian McCauley's New Zealander is lamenting over the ruins of
that marvelous city of London, he will be accompa
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