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shows, and if you want them to go through the circuit, can take care of them till 

 last show, traveling them on same trains I go on. 



Hoping to soon hear from you, 



Yours for the dog, 



AL. G. BBERHART. 



P. S. Will not book dogs of same breeds to show against each other, unless 

 same is fully understood beforehand and agreeable to owners of both dogs. Cross 

 dogs, timid ones and "bad showers" especially solicited they are all my friends 

 the minute we meet. 



BITCHES SENT FOR SERVICE. On the arrival of a bitch for service, the 

 owner of the stud dog should, unless time is a matter of consideration, fasten her 

 up securely and let her recover from the fatigues of her journey before the intro- 

 duction takes place. A nights' rest and a feed are very likely to assist Natures' 

 course, a bitch served immediately after a tiring journey being far more likely 

 to miss conception than one who has rested and become a little accustomed to 

 the place and those around her. Many bitches are very troublesome and restive 

 when with the dog, and throw themselves about in a violent manner; others are 

 savage and morose, and if not carefully looked after are likely to fly at him and 

 perhaps do some serious injury. In such cases the bitch must be held by the 

 collar, but care should be taken tha't she does not get half suffocated by too tight 

 a grasp being placed on it. The possibility of a fight taking place, or of the dog 

 requiring some assistance, especially in the case of young bitches, make it unde- 

 sirable that the pair should be left alone together for any length of time, much 

 less after conection has terminated. 



After union it is some time before the animals can be separated; twenty min- 

 utes is about, the average, though, of course, this period is often exceeded or 

 decreased in duration. After that the breeder must wait patiently for Nature to 

 take its course, when the bitch should be kennelled by herself on straw, and kept 

 as quiet as possible. It is desirable that a second visit should, if possible, be paid 

 after an interval of thirty-six or forty-eight hours. The majority of the owners 

 of stud dogs gladly consent to this arrangement, as it lessens the chances of the 

 bitch proving barren, and also saves them trouble, and their dogs from getting a 

 bad name as a stock getter. 



All express companies will 'now return free a bitch that is shipped away to 

 breed. Prepay express on the bitch going, and nave it noted on the way bill that 

 she is "sent for service," and she will be returned to you free. 



