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or twenty days. The best plan is to confine 

 her in a loft, or some upstairs place, away 

 from any possibility of visitors, but she must 

 be taken out for exercise twice a day to keep 

 her in health. After the twentieth day, it will 

 be safe to let her have entire freedom for 

 about five months. After that, it is well to be 

 on the alert, though there may be no cause 

 until the sixth or seventh month. Curtail her 

 liberty for the first eight or ten days, then 

 allow her to visit the selected dog, but on no 

 account allow her to have free range for an- 

 other ten or twelve days. Sixty-three days can 

 be counted from the day of her visit, but of 

 course there may be a variation of twenty- four 

 or forty-eight hours with different individuals, 

 so prepare a comfortable bed in a sheltered 

 place for about a week before the expiration 

 of her time. 



Exercise is beneficial, but over-fatigue or 

 unwonted running and jumping should be 

 avoided, especially as her time draws near. 

 Many of the best authorities advocate admin- 



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