XU CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



TREATMENT OF THE MOTHER. 



PAGB 



First signs of whelping. — Companionship advocated. — Puerperal 

 mania. — Hints for attendants. — Danger to puppies from crushing. — 

 Measures of prevention. — Temperature of the whelping quarters. — 

 Phenomena of labor. — After treatment of the mother. — Of the pup- 

 pies. — The puppy-eating habit. — The various influences which cause 

 it. — The remedy required in most cases. — Diet after whelping. — Of 

 what each meal should consist. — Constant liberty for the nursing 

 mother 243 



CHAPTER V. 



CARE OF THE NEW-BORN. 



The favorable season for whelping. — Degrees of heat required by 

 puppies. — Fatal faults emphasized. — When the milk secretion is 

 scanty. — Milk fever. — Foster mothers. — Considerations in making 

 selections. — Nourishing artificially. — By various animals. — Weeding 

 out litters. — When suffocated by the mother. — Impediments to 

 nursing. — Remedies for sore breasts. — Poisoning by the mother's 

 milk. — How it maybe detected. — Treatment of the mother. — Of 

 the puppies ........... 260 



CHAPTER VI. 



EARLIEST PUPPYHOOD. 



Infinite importance of warmth. — A cause of many failures in breeding. 

 — Ill effects resulting from sleeping-boxes. — Measures for the re- 

 moval of vermin. — Treatment of colic. — Hygiene of the puppy 

 quarters. — Poisons generated in milk. — Grooming and washing. — 

 Prevention of deformities. — Golden rules for fanciers. — Worthless 

 puppies. — The destroyer to be used. — Cautions against over-stock- 

 ing. — Notions about teething. — Operation of docking. — The re- 

 moval of dew claws ......... 281 



CHAPTER VII. 



TRAINING. 



Earliest education of puppies. — House-breaking. — Introduction to new 

 homes. — Qualities essential in the educator. — Right methods of re- 

 straint and correction. — Perversity and self-will. — Power of kind- 



