CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



TREATMENT OF THE MOTHER. 



PAGB 



First signs of . whelping. Companionship advocated. Puerperal 

 mania. Hints for attendants. Danger to puppies from crushing. 

 Measures of prevention. Temperature of the whelping quarters. 

 Phenomena of labor. After treatment of the mother. Of the pup- 

 pies. The puppy-eating habit. The various influences which cause 

 it. The remedy required in most cases. Diet after whelping. Of 

 what each meal should consist. Constant liberty for the nursing 

 mother ............ 243 



CHAPTER V. 



CARE OF THE NEW-BORN. 



The favorable season for whelping. Degrees of heat required by 

 puppies. Fatal faults emphasized. When the milk secretion is 

 scanty. Milk fever. Foster mothers. Considerations in making 

 selections. Nourishing artificially. By various animals. Weeding 

 out litters. When suffocated by the mother. Impediments to 

 nursing. Remedies for sore breasts. Poisoning by the mother's 

 milk. How it maybe detected. Treatment of the mother. Of 

 the puppies ........... 260 



CHAPTER VI. 



EARLIEST PUPPYHOOD. 



Infinite importance of warmth. A cause of many failures in breeding. 

 Ill effects resulting from sleeping-boxes. Measures for the re- 

 moval of vermin. Treatment of colic. Hygiene of the puppy 

 quarters. Poisons generated in milk. Grooming and washing. 

 Prevention of deformities. Golden rules for fanciers. Worthless 

 puppies. The destroyer to be used. Cautions against over-stock- 

 ing. Notions about teething. Operation of docking. The re- 

 moval of dew claws . . . . ..... 2 l 



CHAPTER VII. 



TRAINING. 



Earliest education of puppies. House-breaking. - Introduction to new 

 homes. Qualities essential in the educator. Right methods of re- 

 straint and correction. Perversity and self-will. Power of kind- 



