22 Modern Breaking 



care. A weak, sickly puppy, with good care 

 and intelligent development and breaking, will 

 make a better field dog than a fine, healthy 

 puppy which is mistreated. Some men are so 

 lacking in sympathy and intelligence as to be 

 absolutely unfitted to rear any kind of a dog, 

 and all the advice and instruction given them is 

 wasted. Such men may want to do right, and 

 may feel that they are doing right, but they 

 neglect the small details that are the price of 

 success, and puppies which will develop hand- 

 somely in the hands of some men will turn out 

 ragged dufifers in the hands of others. 



There are disappointments, much misery and 

 many real heartaches strewn along the breed- 

 ing path. They can be lessened and often 

 avoided if the owner will bear in mind that the 

 dog is an animal of a high degree of intelli- 

 gence, and, like a woman or child, requires 

 companionship, amusement and encouragement 

 just as much as it does good food and shelter, 

 and without them will be dwarfed physically 

 and mentally. There are also diseases incidental 

 to puppyhood that the owner will do well to 

 anticipate. P)y observing these platitudes, the 

 owner will be able to cope with circumstances 

 and environments that are never twice alike. 



After the puppy is weaned and taken from 

 its mother, it is necessary to provide certain 



