CONTENTS. XI 



CHAPTER VII. 



CKOSSED BREEDS. 



PAGE 



Retriever.— BuU-Tenicr. — Lurcher.— Dog aud Fox Cro.ss 160 



BOOK II. 



THE BREEDING, REARIXG, BREAKING, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DOG, 



IN-DOORS AND OUT. 



CHAPTER I. 



BREEDING. 



Principles of Breeding'. — Axioms for the Breeder's Use. — Crossing and cros.scd 

 Breeds.— Importance of Health in both Sire and Dam. — Best Ages to breed from. 

 — In-and-in Breeding'. — Best Time of Year. — Duration of Heat. — Management of 

 the Bitch in Season. — The Bitch in Whelp. — Preparations for Whelping. — 

 Healthy Parturition. — Destruction or Choice of Whelps at Birth . . .171 



CHAPTER II. 



REARING. 



Management in the Nest. — Choosing. — The Foster-Nurse. — Feeding before Wean- 

 ing. — Choice of Place for Whelping. — Removal of Dew-Claws, <S:c. — Weaning. — 

 Lodging. — Feeding. — Exerci.se. — Home Rearing r. Walking. — Food. — General 

 Managenxcnt. — Cropping, Branding, and Rounding 199 



