The Science of Breeding 



The man who determines to try his luck 

 at breeding dogs will do well to make up his 

 mind at once to learn all he can from those 

 who have graduated in the school of experi- 

 ence. While many people are absurdly 

 jealous about giving anything away, there 

 are plenty of others who are only too pleased 

 to guide the unwary from the pitfalls that 

 abound. Read up all you can about the 

 breed that you favour. Talk with other 

 breeders with the object of impressing upon 

 your mind the characteristics of the different 

 strains and the main points and peculiarities 

 of individual dogs. Remember that although 

 good results may at times follow bad reason- 

 ing, you cannot always expect to have the 

 luck of the little French milliner who bought 

 the winning number in a lottery. Asked 

 afterwards if the fickle goddess had favoured 

 her, "Mais non," she replied, "I dreamt 

 three nights in succession of the number 

 seven, and I said to myself, three sevens are 

 twenty-three, and I bought that number/' 



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