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still unwilling, scratch her along the back, against the 

 hair, with a currycomb, and it will produce the de- 

 sired effect. A bitch ought not to be hunted till a 

 week after the heat has left her; but should it so 

 happen, that you are compelled to take her out with 

 a dog while she is proud, it will be adviseable to daub 

 her shape well with tar, which-will prevent him from 

 follow ir-g her, as he otherwise would, and thus pre- 

 vent his hunting. 



We are told by some authors, that the best time 

 for the dog arid bitch to couple is when the moon is 

 in Aqu-uius or Gemini; for, say they, such as are 

 then engendered will never become mad, and the 

 litter will have more dog than bitch whelps. I will 

 not pretend to vouch for the truth of this; however, 

 should the sportsman be inclined to breed at any par- 

 ticular time, and his bitch is not in heat, he may 

 make her so by giving her the following: 



Boil two heads of garlic, half a castor's stone, the 

 juice of cresses, and about a dozen Spanish flies, in a 

 pipkin that holds a pint, together with a piece of 

 mutton, so as to make a kind of broth ; this must be 

 given to the bitch three or four times. It will not 

 fail to make her grow proud; and, if given to the 

 dog, will make him inclinable to copulate : it will not 

 injure either of them in the least. 



The time of gestation is nine weeks, during which 

 it will be adviseable to suffer the bitch to have hci 

 liberty, but not to hunt her when she is big with 

 pup; for, by this means, you will not only make her 



