The Science of Breeding 



1. From the male parent is mainly 

 derived the external structure, configura- 

 tion, and outward characteristics ; also the 

 locomotive system or development. 



2. From the female parent is derived 

 the internal structure, the vital organs, and, 

 in more proportion than the male, the con- 

 stitution, temper, and habits. 



3. That the purer the race of the parent 

 the more certainty there is of its trans- 

 mitting its qualities to the ofispring. The 

 parent of the purer descent will have the 

 greater influence. 



4. That apart from certain disturbing 

 influences the male, if of pure descent and 

 descended from a stock of uniform colour, 

 will stamp his colour upon his ofispring. 



Fix these views upon your mind, and you 

 will see how it is that frequently the best 

 puppies are bred from a bitch that in her- 

 self is far from being up to show form, but 

 it is also well to bear in mind that the dam 

 must have a good pedigree at the back of her. 



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