CHAPTER II. 

 BREEDING. 



Fig. 86. — An English Bulldog. 

 because of his appearance, 

 intelligent of dogs. 



Popular opinion brands him as vicious, no doubt 

 He is, however, one of the most affectionate and 



1. Period of Gestation. 



A bitch usually comes in heat twice a year, but some 

 come oftener than this. She is nine days coming in heat and 

 nine days going off, during which time she will take the dog 

 about nine or ten days. It is best to keep the bitch shut up 

 during the eighteen days, so that no other dog except the 

 one from which it is desired to breed may be allowed with 

 her. 



It is nine weeks from the time of service until the mother 

 is delivered of her pups. 



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