The Boston Terrier and All About It

The Boston Terrier and All About It is a book by Edward Axtell, described as a practical, scientific, and up to date guide to the breeding of the American dog. The text says the first dog destined to be the ancestor of the modern Boston terrier was a dog named Judge, a cross between an English bull and bull terrier. Judge is described as a dark brindle, with a white stripe in face, nearly even mouthed, weighing about thirty-two pounds. The text names a white, stocky built, three-quarter tail, low stationed bitch, Gyp (or Kate), owned by Mr. Edward Burnett of Southboro.

The contents list, among others, chapters called Kenneling, General Hints On Breeding and Rearing Of Puppies. The narrator tells of receiving a letter asking him to send at once for the dog, as he had bitten the matron. Asked about his methods of feeding, a proprietor said it was a very easy matter, as he had trained both dogs and monkeys to eat raw carrots while on the road.