n CONTENTS. 



BOOK n. 



THE BREEDING, REARING, BREAKING, AND MANAGEMENT OP THl 

 DOG, IN-DOORS AND OUT. 

 CHAPTER I. 

 Breeding. — Principles of Breeding:; Axioms for the Breeder's Use; 

 Crossing and Crossed Breeds ; Importance of Health in both Sire 

 and Dam ; Best Ages to Breed From , in-and-in Breeding ; Best 

 Time of Year; Duration of Heat ; Management of the Bitch in 

 Season ; The Bitch in Whelp ; Preparations for Whelping . 

 Healthy Parturition ; Destruction or Choice of Whelps at Birth - 173 

 CHAPTER II. 

 Rearing. — Management in the Nest ; Choosing ; The Foster-Nurse ; 

 Feeding before Weaning , Choice of Place for Whelping ; Re- 

 moval of Dew-Claws, etc.; Weaning ; Lodging ; Feeding; Exer- 

 cise ; Home Rearing vs. Walking ; Food. ; General Management ; 

 Cropping, Branding, and Rounding - • 187 



CHAPTER in. 

 Kennels and Kennel Management.— Greyhound Kennels , Fox- 

 hound Kennels ; Pointer Kennels ; Kennels for Single Dogs ; 

 House Dogs .-.--. . • 20i 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Breaking and Entering. — The Entering of the Greyhound and Deer- 

 hound ; Of Foxhounds and Harriers ; Breaking the Pointer and 

 Setter ; The Retriever (Land and Water) ; The Spaniel ; The Ver- 

 min Dog ^...--- .... 213 

 CHAPTER V. 

 The Use of the Dog in Shooting.— Grouse and Partridge (Quail) 

 Shooting ; Snipe and Woodcock Shooting ; Wild Fowl Shooting : 

 Shoal-water Fowl; Deep-water Fowl; Hare Hunting; Deer 

 Hunting ; Game in the Far West - - • - • - 248 



BOOK ni. 



THE DISEASES OF THE DOG AND THEIR TREATMENT. 

 CHAPTER I. 

 Peculiarities in the Anatomy and Physiology of the Dog.— The 

 Skeleton, including the Teeth ; The Muscular System ; The Brain 

 and Nervous System; The Digestive System; The Heart and 



Lungs ; The Skin 287 



CHAPTER n. 

 Ihe Remedies Suited to the Dog, and the Best Means of Adminis- 

 tering them. — Alteratives ; Anodynes ; Antispasmodics ; Aperi 

 ents ; Astringents ; Blisters ; Caustics ; Charges ; Cordials ; Diu- 

 retics ; Embrocations ; Emetics ; Expectorants ; Fever Medi- 

 cines ; Clysters ; Lotions ; Ointments ; Stomachics ; Styptics ; 

 Tonics ; Worm MedicineB ; Administration of Remedies - • 2flQ 



