VI CONTENTS. 



BOOK II. 



THE BREEDING, BEARING, BREAKING, AND MANAGEMENT OF THB 

 DOG, IN-DOORS AND OUT. 



CHAPTER I. 



Breeding. Principles of Breeding ; Axioms for the Breeder's Use ; 

 Crossing and Crossed Breeds ; Importance of Health in both Sire 

 and Dam ; Best Ages to Breed From ; in-and-in Breeding ; Best 

 Time of Year ; Duration of Heat ; Management of the Bitch in 

 Season ; The Bitch in Whelp ; Preparations for Whelping . 

 Healthy Parturition ; Destruction or Choice of Whelps at Birth -, 173 

 CHAPTER II. 



Rearing. Management in the Nest ; Choosing ; The Foster-Nurse ; 

 Feeding before Weaning , Choice of Place for Whelping ; Re- 

 moval of Dew-Claws, etc.; Weaning ; Lodging ; Feeding ; Exer- 

 cise ; Home Rearing vs. Walking ; Food ; General Management ; 

 Cropping, Branding, and Rounding 187 



CHAPTER III. 



Kennels and Kennel Management. Greyhound Kennels ; Fox- 

 hound Kennels ; Pointer Kennels ; Kennels for Single Dogs 



House Dogs - - 206 



CHAPTER IV- 



Breaking and Entering. The Entering of the Greyhound and Deer- 

 hound ; Of Foxhounds and Harriers ; Breaking the Pointer and 

 Setter ; The Retriever (Land and Water) ; The Spaniel ; The Ver- 

 min Dog - 21 



CHAPTER V. 



The Use of the Dog in Shooting. Grouse and Partridge (Quail) 

 Shooting ; Snipe and Woodcock Shooting ; Wild Fowl Shooting : 

 Shoal-water Fowl; Deep-water Fowl; Hare Hunting; Deer 

 Hunting ; Game hi the Far West - 248 



BOOK III. 



THE DISEASES OF THE DOG AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



CHAPTER I. 



Peculiarities in the Anatomy and Physiology of the Dog. The 

 Skeleton, including the Teeth ; The Muscular System ; The Brain 

 and Nervous System; The Digestive System; The Heart and 



Lungs ; The Skin 287 



CHAPTER H. 



The Remedies Suited to the Dog, and the Best Means of Adminis- 

 tering them. Alteratives ; Anodynes ; Antispasmodics ; Aperi 

 ents ; Astringents ; Blisters ; Caustics ; Charges ; Cordials ; Diu- 

 retics ; Embrocations ; Emetics ; Expectorants ; Fever Medi- 

 cines ; Clysters ; Lotions j Ointments ; Stomachics ; Styptics ; 

 Tonics ; Worm Medicines ; Administration of Remedies - ' 298 



