15— STUD DOG'S CARE AND MANAGEMENT 



G— MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 



Duty of Stud Owner to Fancy 



The owner of a stud dog should he 

 concerned with more than the jingle 

 of the dollars in his pocket as the 

 stud fees are leceived. Unless the 

 stud produces a good type of puppies, 

 the stud should not be offered at 

 service. 



Also the owner of the stud should 

 be much concerned about the show 

 winnings of the get. The owner of a 

 popular stud has a responsibility to 

 the breed. Many bitches are sent to 

 his dog and his dog in turn yields a 

 great influence upon the breed for at 

 least the next ten years. 



Bear in mind that a stud dog is 

 born, not made. Ballyhoo, propa- 

 ganda and extensive advertising may 

 for a time bring in patronage but the 

 final test is in the quality of the pup- 

 pies sired, and m turn, the type of 

 puppies they bring forth. 



As we stated, the owner of a stud 

 has a responsibility to the fancy. The 

 stud's bloodlines should be made 

 available chiefly to matrons whose 

 blood will harmonize with the stud's. 



In advertising a stud, a picture 

 should be used in the ad, a full-length 

 picture so that the dog can be judged 

 for body outline. 



Advertisement should be constant 

 rather than just now and then. The 

 owner of a bitch may read the ad but 

 at the time his bitch is not near the 

 heat period; if the ad appears regu- 

 larly he is sure to keep the advertiser 

 in mind at the proper time. 



The stud-and-his-get class at a 

 show should be an extremely import- 

 ant one for it is the final test and the 

 full flower in bloom of the ability of 

 a stud to be a stud, to produce puppies 

 most of which are as good as or 

 superior to himself. 



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