ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE KENNEL 



Aberdeen Terrier. — A name which is erroneously ap- 

 plied to the hard-haired Scottish terrier. The mistake is 

 probably due to the fact that when the variety, which is to 

 be met with all over Scotland, first came into prominence 

 in exhibition circles, several of the most successful exhibi- 

 tors resided in Aberdeen. The Granite City, however, 

 possesses no claim to a monopoly of the breed, which is 

 distributed all over Scotland. (See Hard-haired Scottish 

 Terrier.) 



Abortion. — There are few more vexatious annoyances 

 to a dog-breeder than those which are associated with the 

 losses incurred through a valuable brood bitch slipping her 

 puppies. Such events are usually the result of some acci- 

 dent, though there are many bitches which never seem able 

 to go through the whole period of gestation, and this 

 tendency to abort is to a certain extent hereditary. As a 

 rule, however, the trouble is generally due to the bitch 

 over-exerting herself or by her constantly leaping on and 

 off her sleeping bench, and there is naturally an increased 

 danger of such events occurring during the later stages of 

 pregnancy. No doubt, too, the subject of feeding enters 

 into the question, as an imperfectly nourished animal, or 

 one which is given improper food, is not unlikely to slip 

 her puppies, especially if there is a natural tendency to do 

 so. There is always the chance, moreover, of a pregnant 



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