CHAPTER III. 



Brood Bitches and Whelps. 



Many times when watching the judging of young 

 hounds I have heard men say — when a great slash- 

 ing bitch comes in with a lot of bone — " There's a 

 brood bitch ! " Sometimes they may be right, but 

 not always. 



Unless these big bitches have quality I should 

 much prefer a smaller bitch with quality, even if 

 she had not the bone. My experience is that 

 these big bitches, unless very carefully mated, 

 are inclined to breed coarse hounds. You may 

 get the bone, but there is not the quality. With 

 the smaller bitch you are quite safe in using a 

 big-boned dog, even if he is inclined to be a little 

 coarse. 



One great defect in a brood bitch is for her to be 

 up on the leg. This is a fault that is very easily 

 transmitted. 



A golden rule to be remembered is that as soon as 

 3. bitch shows signs of being in whelp she must be 

 taken away from the other hounds at once, and 



