78 Forty Years Beagling 



wait till it is over before sending her on the visit. 

 Perhaps this is the better plan. I won't go further, 

 because I believe about the seventh day, and while 

 there is still bleeding, is the best time and surest, 

 especially if your bitch has a longish journey to 

 make. It would be as well if you could go with 

 your favorite, instead of sending her. Anyhow, 

 most, if not all, good breeders are not only gentle- 

 men, but lovers of dogs, and will take the greatest 

 care of the bitch. 



"One service, if supervised by an experienced 

 kennel-man, would be sufficient. It is better, how- 

 ever, to make assurance doubly sure, with an inter- 

 val of twenty-four hours. A whole day's complete 

 rest; without exercise, should be given before the 

 bitch starts on her return journey. When the 

 bitch comes back, make much of her. She will be 

 as glad to see you as if she had never expected to 

 meet you again here below. And love like this is 

 not to be despised. 



"Well, now, for the next two months the bitch 

 must require every attention. For safety's sake 

 she should be kept away from her old canine friends 

 for about a week. She must not, however, be de- 

 nied exercise, and throughout all the time she is 

 carrying her puppies she must have plenty of exer- 

 cise and fresh air. But it must not be of too bolster- 



