The Management of Stud Dogs 255 



is well known to the press and the fancy, and you 

 will receive many solicitations for his use. Do not 

 make youi' fee too high. State nothing in your ad- 

 vertisement in the slightest way exaggerated or in- 

 correct, and rather be under than over the mark in 

 estimating the merits of your own dog. Mention 

 in the advertisement the honors he has taken, and 

 when and where, the champions he has beaten, and 

 also the terms required for his services. 



"The amount of fee charged for the services, in 

 stud, of a champion dog depends a good deal upon 

 the breed and the number of honors he has gained. 

 "It is a good plan, if you can manage it, to have 

 two dogs of the same breed on stud at the same 

 time, at different fees, according to honors and 

 quality, so that the party who comes to you for 

 blood may choose his own dog at his own price. If 

 you have valuable dogs at stud, never neglect to 

 have stud cards. These are generally very orna- 

 mental, and made to fold like a portfolio, and have 

 a good photograph of the dog on one side, and on 

 the other a printed list of the prizes he has won. 

 They are sold at sixpence, one shilling or are given 

 gratis. 



"It is a very common thing to see in the stud 

 columns of our sportsman's papers such an adver- 

 tisement as the following: 'The champion dog 



