CHAPTER II. 
BREEDING. 
Fig. 86. — An English Bulldog. Popular opinion brands him as vicious, no doubt 
because of his appearance. He is, however, one of the most affectionate and 
intelligent of dogs. 
1. Period of Gestation. 
A bitch usually comes in heat twice a year, but somt 
come oftener than this. She is nine days coming in heat and 
nine days going off, during which time she will take the dog 
about nine or ten days. It is best to keep the bitch shut up 
during the eighteen days, so that no other dog except the 
one from which it is desired to breed may be allowed with 
her. 
It is nine weeks from the time of service until the mother 
is delivered of her pups, 
ill 
