I suppose some of my readers will expect me to say a few words of myself, as one of the Doggy People forming an important part of the subject of this book.

Those who have done me the honour to read my former book, "All about Dogs," will not need to be told that all my life I have been a lover of live stock in general and dogs in particular. From my earliest childhood I have been associated with dogs, and I think was the doggiest of a doggy family, and during my life have bred, exhibited, and judged nearly every known variety of the canine race.

MISS A. A. L. JAQUET'S PUG TUM TUM.

From photo by Scott & Smith, Great Marlow.

C. H. LANE'S SCOTTISH TERRIER FRAOCHEN.

C. H. LANE.

From photo by Midland Photo Co., Bristol.

I have seen dogs advance from a very inferior position to a very high state of popularity and greatly increased value, so that I should say at least fifty are kept now to every one twenty-five years ago, and good specimens of any variety can be readily sold at fancy prices.

To give a list of the dogs I have owned, or the prizes they have won, would be wearisome to my readers; but I may say, although I never exhibited very often, averaging about once a month for many years, I know my dogs have taken considerably over fifteen hundred prizes, mostly at the larger shows.

During the greater part of my doggy career I was actively engaged in the practice of my profession, and could not get away very often for more than a day or two at a time; but I usually kept a fairly large kennel, mostly of non-sporting varieties, and occasionally exhibited or judged when circumstances permitted.

C. H. LANE'S SKYE TERRIER LUCY.

From a drawing by R. H. Moore.

DANDIE DINMONT AND HIS TERRIERS.

From an old print.

As in this book I wish to speak of shows and other people, I think the foregoing slight sketch will be sufficient to justify my inclusion in the ranks of Doggy People, amongst whom I have so many valued friends.

The portraits of some of my old favourites are given herewith, and a reproduction of an old portrait of Dandie Dinmont with his dogs.

CHAMPION LAIRD.

C. H. lane's dandie dinmont terrier.