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horse-girths, one of which should be six inches shorter than the 

 other, and their weight must of course be deducted. The short 

 one should be passed under the dog's belly and the long one under 

 his chest, between the fore-legs, so as to prevent its slipping 

 backward. The four buckles may then be connected by a string, 

 and suspended to the hook. By this plan the dog is rendered 

 quite incapable of resistance, and generally lies as quiet as 

 possible. 



I have already given the weight at ten weeks old. The following 

 table will give the weights from that age to ten months, when 

 puppies generally weigh, if tolerably fat, the same as they 

 afterwards do when fit to run. 



DOGS BITCHES 



Ibs. Ibs. 



At Three Months Old . . . .23 . .22 



At Four .... 32 . . 28 



At Five .... 40 . . 34 



At Six .... 50 . 41 



At Seven .... 53 . 44 



At Eight .... 58 . 48 



At Nine .... 62 . 51 



At Ten 65 52 



Some allowance may be made for drawbacks in the shape of 

 distemper, &c., and also for the degree of fatness of the puppies, 

 as I have calculated these weights on the assumption that they 

 are fat, but not unwieldly ; but with that proviso it will be found 

 that by as much as the whelps fall short of the weights specified 

 at the various periods of growth, by so much will they fall short of 

 the top weights when full grown. There, are certainly some breeds 



