CONTENTS. XV 



CHAPTER VIII. 



WORMS AND OTHER PARASITES INFESTING THE DOG. 



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Natural History of Intestinal Worms Prevention Curative Agents 

 Other Internal Parasites External Parasites Fleas, Ticks, Lice 

 Mange Insect 152 



CHAPTER VIII.* 



Innocence of Public Coursing compared with Racing Its suitability to 

 the Man of limited Means Advice to Young Coursers on the best 

 means of obtaining a Stud of good Dogs Selection of Brood Bitches 

 Examples of good and bad ones 178 



CHAPTER IX. 



General Principles of Breeding Modern Theory of Generation Re- 

 marks on the above Instances of successful Stallions, not good 

 Runners Reason for this Explanation of the Nature of what is 

 called <a Hit' 203 



CHAPTER X. 



PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS OE VARIOUS STALLIONS. 



Greyhounds divided into Newmarket, Wiltshire, Lancashire, Scotch and 

 Yorkshire Varieties Descriptions and examples of each Summary . 219 



CHAPTER XI. 



Advantages or otherwise of the Bulldog Cross Best Age of Sire and 

 Dam Table of the Ages of the Sires and Dams of the Winners and 

 Runners up of the Six principal Stakes run in England during Ten 

 Years Duration of Pregnancy ........ 246 



CHAPTER XII. 



In-and-in Breeding Examples of Success in adopting the Practice 

 Best Time of the Year for Breeding Management of the Brood Eitch 

 Foster Nurse . 257 



