256 Forty Years Beagling 



So-and-So will serve a limited number of approved 

 bitches, etc' If you have a champion to advertise 

 at stud, do not follow such an example. Limit the 

 number of bitches by all means, but in all honesty 

 keep out that word 'approved,' for if you have a 

 $25.00 check in your hand, and the bitch is there 

 waiting, I don't think you will be over-fastidious 

 about her points or quality. You will not be over- 

 eager, I believe, to return the bitch forthwith or 

 the check either. 



"People, however, will tell you that if you let 

 your dog serve bitches who are not altogether up 

 to the mark, the puppies are bound to be bad, and 

 a discredit to their sire — spoil his name in fact. I 

 don't believe it, and as to the puppies being bad, 

 at all events they would be worse if the bitch had 

 been served by an inferior dog; besides you must 

 remember that the puppies take more after the 

 sire than the dam. '^'^ 



"As soon as word is brought to you that the bitch 

 has arrived at your kennel, go and examine her, and 

 if you think that time will permit, give her the first 

 night to rest and recover from the fatigue of the 

 j ourney . At any rate let her have food and water, 

 and a good hour's rest, as well as a run in the yard. 

 The best time to turn the dog in is in the morning, 

 after the bitch has had a breakfast and a run in the 



