50 THE OLD ENGLISH SHEEP DOG 



breeders pronounce the results to be extremely satis- 

 factory. Indeed, I am acquainted with one who is so 

 sanguine as to believe that we shall live to see the day 

 when a certificate of inoculation will be a compulsory 

 adjunct to the entry form of a Kennel Club show. When 

 this, his dream, has come to pass we should be fairly 

 within sight of the Canine Millennium ! 



Meanwhile, if we cannot insure our pups against 

 distemper, we can at least build up their constitutions to 

 encounter the disease, should it arise, with reasonable 

 hopes of success. And I am sanguine enough to hope 

 that the careful observance of the simple teachings of this 

 chapter may accomplish so much for the beginner. 



The practical results of their application are illustrated 

 here in the development of a puppy photographed and 

 weighed from month to month. This development is by 

 no means abnormal, save for the unremitting care and 

 watchfulness of his mistress ; and the close attention of the 

 beginner is invited to the illustrations, for purposes of 

 future reference and comparison. 



At six months old the pup is rapidly framing towards 

 adolescence, and may now be safely passed into another 

 chapter. 



