HANDLING THE MATING OF DOGS 



It is strangely true that in almost all of the much writing on 

 dog breeding, little is said about the actual mating and the care and 

 handling of the stud and the matron immediately before, during, and 

 immediately after the mating. 



Young and inexperienced studs have been spoiled and serious 

 damage done to matrons by reason of improper care and handling. 

 Both the mind and the body, the physiological and psychological 

 factors, are to be considered. The larger the breed, the greater is the 

 need for care. 



A sensitive male unduly or excessively punished, may prove an 

 unwilling stud on this account forever afterward. Also one particular 

 person may succeed in inducing the male to perform the stud duty 

 whereas other persons fail. 



Present-day Living Conditions Considered 



In the natural life of the woods, the dogs met and mated without 

 interference from human beings. But it is not to be concluded that 

 some of these natural matings did not tvork physical harm. Further, 

 the stud and the matron, kept today in somewhat artificial conditions, 

 conditions different from and far less rigorous than those of the fields 

 and outdoors, can not be expected to perform sexual intercourse with 

 the same ease and daring as under the conditions of nature and its 

 free life. 



Make Arrangements in Advance 



Last-minute plans may be illadvised. The time to arrange for a 

 mating for your bitch (matron, dam) is several months (not several 

 days) before she is due in heat. To select a proper stud requires the 



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