HAY — HOLLOW BACK 



Hay is not an ideal form of bedding for dogs, as it 

 soon becomes beaten down when they He upon it. 

 Besides this, it gets brittle and dusty, and so works its 

 way into the coats. (See Bedding^ 



Heat, or cestrum, is the name by which the period 

 during which the bitch is in a condition for breeding 

 purposes is known. (See Breedings Brood Bitchy Selection 

 of Stud Dog) 



Height. — The height of a dog is measured from the 

 top of the shoulders to the ground by means of a gradu- 

 ated sliding standard, provided with a cross-piece, similar 

 to that employed for measuring horses. It is not always 

 an easy matter to get the animal to stand up properly, but 

 in this matter, as in others, the exercise of patience accom- 

 plishes much, and it may be added that the best way to 

 proceed is to stand the dog on a flat surface against a 

 wall. 



Hemorrhage. (See Bleeding,) 



Heredity. — There is an undoubted tendency on the 

 part of all varieties of animals to display the character- 

 istics of some ancestor more or less remote, and hence 

 the necessity of studying pedigrees carefully in thinking 

 out crosses. 



Hocks. — The middle joint of the hind-legs, between 

 the stifles and the pasterns. (See Cow Hocks.) 



Hollow Back, sometimes referred to as a dipped back, 

 is one which drops sharply behind the shoulders and rises 

 slightly at the loins. This formation is usually a sign of 

 weakness, and must not be confounded with a roach or 

 wheel back, which see. 



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