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HANDLING THE MATING OF DOGS 



Stud service certificate, to be used to verify a mating, set forth the terms of 



payment, and also the conditions in case the bitch does not show in whelp. 



Owner of stud should furnish this to owner of bitch. 



press his left knee under her abdomen and gently against her near 

 hind leg. 



The other attendant holds her by the collar on the other side, holda 

 her tail in his right hand, kneels on his left knee and braces his 

 right knee against the bitch's side. 



A bitch that persists in sitting down may enrage the stud so 

 that he bites not only her but anyone within reach. The stud should 

 be muzzled in these cases. 



Where the two dogs are of greatly different size, that is, the male 

 considerably smaller, a breeding platform can be erected so that 

 the male receives added height. 



A stud's sexual activity and power may be lessened quickly in 

 unsuccessful attempts. Assistance may be given by placing the hand 

 partly closed, palm upward, under the bitch's vulva, which thus is 

 raised slightly with the one finger. 



Tieing is Sure Sign of Emission 



When the stud treads rather than pushes into the vagina, the act 

 of copulation is accomplished. 



Tieing or co-ition is a term applied to the mating of dogs for 

 dogs are attached physically to each other after the mating. The dog 

 does not have seminal vesicles. The penis swells to large size, 

 especially at the rear, and blood fills the spongy tissue. It is an 

 involuntary act, with which the bitch has nothing to do. 



The tie may last for a few minutes to forty minutes. Ten minutes 

 is an average period. The time is immaterial; it has no effect upon 

 the size or quality of the litter. 



A tie is undisputed evidence that the seminal fluid of the male 

 has been emitted into the vagina of the bitch. In very rare cases, 



