The Management of Stud Dogs 257 



yard, or at night, when all is quiet. Leave matters 

 very much to nature, only be there yourself to 

 watch. Beware of getting your dog exhausted 

 from the unwillingness of the bitch. You can tell 

 in about ten minutes whether the engagement is 

 likely to take place that night ; if you see there is no 

 chance, kennel up at once. 



"Some people will tell you that neither during 

 cohabitation nor soon after must you permit the 

 bitch to drink water. This is simply nonsense. I 

 always have water handy, and dog or bitch may 

 drink as much as it cares to, and I have never seen 

 any evil results follow. Never put your stud dog 

 more than once to the bitch, unless specially re- 

 quested to do so by the owner ; then by all means do 

 so, but let twenty-four hours, or even more inter- 

 vene between times. 



"When it is all over, let the bitch be kenneled at 

 once upon clean dry straw. 



"Never on any consideration lower yourself or 

 yom- dog by accepting the promise of a puppy or 

 puppies as a fee, unless it is a very particular friend 

 indeed. The rule is, in business of this nature, that 

 the fee shall be sent on the same day as the bitch, 

 and this rule should be strictly adhered to. To save 

 accident, bitches should always be sent in a crate, 

 and it is usual to keep them until entirely out of 

 season. 



