STUD DOG'S CARE AND MANAGEMENT— 6 



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At 3 Mouths At «Mt YmAn 



. ,JHE PEDIGREED DOG 



At 3 Months At one yca/k 



truth can not remove. Therefore, such 

 rumors should never he uttered. The 

 truth should he ascertained first; then 

 there is no need of rumor. 



In almost all instances, the rumor 

 is false, but the damage already has 

 been done. Jealous rival stud owners 

 often originate these terrible rumors; 

 they are to be condemned as scourges 

 of the dog fancy and to be shunned 

 as poor sportsmen and unworthy of 

 the title gentlemen. 



Quarters, Care and Exercise 



The question of whether the male if 

 not used at all for breeding suffers 

 in health is one which is asked often. 

 It can be answered simply that the 

 dog's health does not suffer altho the 

 amount of his pleasures may be les- 

 sened. He is just as healthful tho 

 perhaps not as happy. 



What special kennel arrangements 

 should be had for the stud? None. 

 Of course, he should not be kenneled 

 in the same stall with another male 

 as dogs of the same sex whether male 

 or female are inclined to quarrel. 



Quarters should be dry, free from> 

 dampness, free from draft directly on 

 the dog, and the sleeping bench or 

 box should 'be elevated above the 

 floor. All the rules for maintaining! 

 the general health of the dog apply 

 with full force to the stud. 



What should be the exercise of the 

 stud dog? On the same day on which 

 the stud has been mated, there should 

 not be any exercise for him six hours 

 before or afterward. It can be said 

 that the dog feels the strain for about 

 24 hours after mating. 



However, on all other days, the 

 male should have plenty of exercise, 

 for in our opinion, much exercise does 

 not weaken but strengthens the stud. 



OH' ISNT HB CUTE.* 



He should have more exercise than 

 other males. 



Stud Personality 



It can not be emphasized too often 

 that the stud, whether in dogs or 

 other live stock, must be preeminent- 

 ly maleish in temperament and per- 

 sonality as well as in physical quali- 

 ties and appearances. 



Aggressiveness, fearlessness, cour- 

 age, strong nerves, not easily excited 

 or ruffled, not shrinking or backing 

 away, not timid, and a certain rough- 

 ness and brusqueness of manner — all 

 these must be exemiplified in the male 

 that is used to propagate his race. 



Good health, firm flesh, alertness of 

 eye and ear, full uses of all facilities, 

 a toughness of body and stamina must 

 be present to supplement the person- 

 ality requisites already mentioned. 



For the sake of the breed and for 

 the sake of any sincere love you may 

 have for the breed you are fancying, 

 discard immediately any studs of shy, 

 timid, dull faculties, studs that may 

 have good type and yet lack physical 

 toughness, roughness and tip-and-at- 

 'em spirit. 



If a stud must be coddled, must be 

 taken care of all the time, lest his 

 feet get wet or he brush against a 

 thistle, if he must live "in a monas- 

 tery of guarded living," away with 

 him for he is the beginning of de- 

 generation of his race. 



Give the stud plenty of exercise, let 

 him brave the elements of storm and 

 rain and cold now and then, let him 

 romp and play roughly, let him be a 

 man's man of his species — head up, on 

 his toes, of inquiring eye and per- 

 chance a threat in it — above all, a 

 fearless, rough-and-ready fellow who 

 is one hundred \^v cent male in all 

 things. 



