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SITU! giving it a gentle pull, you will find sufficient to 

 separate it in the place you wish ; and you will find, 

 on drawing it, a long sinew come out. It will not be 

 necessary to anoint the part, as the mother's tongue 

 will be found the most sovereign remedy, and she will 

 not fail ttf apply it. The tail of a dog should never 

 be cut when he is old, as it is a long time in getting 

 well, and injures him also. 



As soon as your puppies will lap, give them new 

 milk from the cow, two or three times a day. You 

 need not be afraid of injuring your bitch by the 

 whelps sucking her too long, as she will drive them 

 off herself: about which time you should wash het* 

 dugs with warm vinegar, or brandy and water, once 

 a day for a week, which will draw them up and tuck 

 them in : it will be adviseable also to give the bitch 

 ^ome sulphur in new milk, to cleanse her : an ounce 

 divided into four doses will be sufficient: a dose every 

 third day. When the puppies are taken from the 

 dam, they should have a little gentle physic, and 

 plenty of whey the next clay; and it will not be amiss 

 if the mother is bled prior to hunting her. The 

 whelps should be allowed as much liberty as possible, 

 to prevent them from becoming bandv and out at the 

 elbows, which confinement will almost uniformly 

 produce. 



The best time for worming puppies is when you 

 are about to take them from the bitch, which will 

 neither injure their growth nor mettle; as by some 

 erroneously supposed : at the same time, it has the 



