DOG BREEDING 107 



aborted by a douche of bichloride of mercury, and 

 at no future mating will such mesalliance have any 

 effect on the subsequent puppies, the former belief 

 to the contrary having been fully exploded by 

 scientific inquiry. In general, do not pick out an 

 old sire for a young matron nor mate an old bitch 

 to a young dog; both matings will result in small 

 pups. A healthy young bitch to a young dog in 

 his second year will result in a fine litter of husky 

 puppies. Better be on hand yourself at the ser- 

 vice, for thoroughbreds are notional and if there 

 is any trouble the kennelman, if left to his own 

 devices, may substitute some other dog. As a 

 rule there is no difficulty, for your erstwhile de- 

 mure bitch has now become a brazen hussy, re- 

 quiring the closest of watching both before and 

 after service. 



Your bitch must be guarded for about two weeks 

 more after service, which should occur in the third 

 week of her heat, and she will then return to 

 normal and will show signs of the coming family 

 about the fifth week. About two months after 

 service you may look for the litter, and a quiet 

 place with plenty of clean straw should be selected 

 for her, and the bitch kept there. A whelping 

 box, with a four-inch board rail, on edge, screwed 

 all around the inside about four inches above the 



