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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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In
founding
a
kennel
it
is
advisable
to
begin
with
the
possession
of
a
bitch.
As
a
companion
the
female
is
to
be
preferred
to
the
male;
she
is
not
less
affectionate
and
faithful,
and
she
is
usually
much
cleaner
in
her
habits
in
the
house.
If
it
is
intended
to
breed
by
her,
she
should
be
very
carefully
chosen
and
proved
to
be
free
from
any
serious
fault
or
predisposition
to
disease.
Not
only
should
her
written
pedigree
be
scrupulously
scrutinised,
but
her
own
constitution
and
that
of
her
parents
on
both
sides
should
be
minutely
inquired
into.
A
bitch
comes
into
season
for
breeding
twice
in
a
year;
the
first
time
when
she
is
reaching
maturity,
usually
at
the
age
of
from
seven
to
ten
months.
Her
condition
will
readily
be
discerned
by
the
fact
of
an
increased
attentiveness
of
the
opposite
sex
and
the
appearance
of
a
mucous
discharge
from
the
vagina.
She
should
then
be
carefully
protected
from
the
gallantry
of
suitors.
Dogs
kept
in
the
near
neighbourhood
of
a
bitch
on
heat,
who
is
not
accessible
to
them,
go
off
their
feed
and
suffer
in
condition.
With
most
breeds
it
is
unwise
to
put
a
bitch
to
stud
before
she
is
eighteen
months
old,
but
Mr.
Stubbs
recommends
that
a
Bull
bitch
should
be
allowed
to
breed
at
her
first
heat,
while
her
body
retains
the
flexibility
of
youth;
and
there
is
no
doubt
that
with
regard
to
the
Bulldog
great
mortality
occurs
in
attempting
to
breed
from
maiden
bitches
exceeding
three
years
old.
In
almost
all
breeds
it
is
the
case
that
the
first
three
litters
are
the
best.
It
is
accordingly
important
that
a
proper
mating
should
be
considered
at
the
outset,
and
a
prospective
sire
selected
either
through
the
medium
of
stud
advertisements
or
by
private
arrangement
with
the
owner
of
the
desired
dog.
For
the
payment
of
the
requisite
stud
fee,
varying
from
a
guinea
to
ten
or
fifteen
pounds,
the
services
of
the
best
dogs
of
the
particular
breed
can
usually
be
secured.
It
is
customary
for
the
bitch
to
be
the
visitor,
and
it
is
well
that
her
visit
should
extend
to
two
or
three
days
at
the
least.
When
possible
a
responsible
person
should
accompany
her.
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