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duced in that litter three out of seven puppies with the 

 same fault, while in her three succeeding litters there was 

 always at least one having this affliction, notwithstand- 

 ing these subsequent litters were each from different sires. 

 5. Inbreeding, as a rule, is to be discouraged; yet, to 

 produce certain results, it may be practiced to a limited 

 extent. Probably the best example of successful inbreed- 

 ing may be found in the case of the rough-coated bitch 



ST. BERNARD PUPPIES. 

 Bred by Mr. R. J. Sawyer, Menominee, Mich. 



Princess Florence. But continual inbreeding always pro- 

 duces smaller offspring, so that by this means it is possible 

 to breed St. Bernards (so called) about the size of a Toy 

 Terrier. 



It is extremely necessary that both parents should be in 

 perfect health at the time of breeding, the bitch especially, 

 so she may be enabled to sustain the growth of the pup- 

 pies before birth and provide ample milk for them after- 

 ward. 



The best age at which to breed St. Bernards is, in bitches, 

 from fifteen to eighteen months; but no dog should be 



