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all eggs and worms that may chance to be there. 

 I also deem it a good plan to rub gently into her 

 coat and over her breasts precipitated sulphur 

 two or three days before the expected arrival. 

 If the bitch is suffering from a severe case of 

 constipation at this time, a dose of castor oil 

 will be of service, otherwise, let her severely 

 alone. A bitch that is in good health, properly 

 fed, that has free access to good wholesome 

 drinking water, can safely be left without a 

 cathartic. Another important fact to be observed 

 in breeding Bostons, is the suitability of certain 

 stud dogs for particular bitches. It used to be 

 my belief for a number of years, and I suppose 

 many dog men today entertain the same idea, 

 that a first class dog in every respect mated with 

 a number of equally well bred typical bitches 

 would produce on an average a comparatively 

 uniform type of pups. Nothing could be further 

 from actual results. The same dog bred, say to 

 four females practically alike in style, size, con- 

 formation, color and markings, and from com- 

 mon ancestry, will give perchance in one litter 

 two or three crackerjacks, and the other three 

 will contain only medium pups. This same 

 thing will occur every time the dogs are bred. 

 This is because the bitch with the choice pups 

 and the dog "nick/' a phrase signifying that 

 some psychological union has taken place, not 



