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and the pups will necessarily be smaller than 

 when only one or two pups are born. The bitch 

 that has but that number runs an awful risk, 

 especially if she has been well fed. The pups 

 will be large and the dam has great difficulty in 

 whelping. 



If toy bitches are bred, look out for breakers 

 ahead; only a very small per cent, live to play 

 with their little ones. A toy bitch, bred to a toy 

 dog, will frequently have but one pup, and that 

 quite a large one in proportion to the size of 

 parents. When a toy bitch is bred, attend care- 

 fully to these three things. See that the dog 

 used is small in himself, comes from small stock, 

 and does not possess too large a head. Sec- 

 ondly, be sure the bitch is kept in rather poor 

 condition, in other words, not too fat; and 

 thirdly, and this is the most important of all, 

 see that she has all the natural exercise she can 

 be induced to take. These conditions strictly 

 and faithfully adhered to may result in success. 



In the next place, the consideration of the 

 dog to be used is in order. Whether he be a 

 first prize winner or an equally good dog that 

 has never been shown (and the proportion of 

 the best raised dogs that appear on the bench is 

 very small) insist on the following rules: 



Be sure that the dog is typical with first class 

 constitution, vigorous, and possessing an ideal 



