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never allows any docking, as she thinks that 

 Nature cannot be improved on. 



To have strong puppies you must give the 

 requisite care both to the mother and the young 

 ones. A terrier in whelp may run with the pack 

 for the first month ; but after that time it is not 

 desirable to let her run hard, and on no account 

 should she be allowed to go to ground. She 

 should, however, be taken out for gentle exercise 

 every day, and be fed as usual. With this simple 

 treatment I have never lost a terrier, and the pups 

 are always healthy and strong. An ordinary dog- 

 box made with the top to take off is a capital thing 

 for the mother to whelp in, as you can readily look 

 in at the little family without disturbing her. At 

 three weeks old the puppies may be taught to lap 

 by dipping their noses gently into warm milk, and 

 when they are five weeks old they should be fed 

 on lukewarm bread -and -milk with a little finely 

 chopped lean meat sprinkled over it. In the matter 

 of medicine castrique is good, if the puppies re- 

 quire anything of the kind, and it should be given 

 according to the directions. 



From my own experience with a considerable 

 number of fox-terriers, most of which I have bred 

 myself, I can say with confidence that the com- 

 plaint so often made, that the terrier has no perse- 

 verance, but will leave a chase as soon as it becomes 

 difficult, is unfounded. Terriers judiciously entered 

 and properly treated will show themselves to be 

 intelligent, docile, and game to the backbone, and 



