Breeding and Rearing 
necessary to let the puppies drag on her for an in¬ 
terminable period. 
Before concluding this chapter it might be well 
to touch upon several questions that are persistently 
brought forth concerning the brood bitch. The 
first is the one called Telegony, Saturation and a 
host of other names. The fact that some scientists 
at one time really gave this question serious con¬ 
sideration has kept it alive to some extent among 
the fanciers, but the thorough investigation and tests 
of eminent workers has relegated the matter to a 
proper oblivion. The contention of those who up¬ 
held this theory was to the effect that the sire of a 
litter had an effect on the following litter if the 
bitch would be bred to another dog. 
Every case that has come under my own observa¬ 
tion, especially those that were mishaps and easy of 
detection, utterly disproved the theory. To quote 
one of several that were in my own possession, a 
bull terrier bitch was brought to me that had been 
served by a St. Bernard. I purchased her and she 
whelped a litter of eleven of these mongrels. Six 
months later she was bred to a bull terrier Champion 
and again whelped a litter of eleven, this time all 
white bull terriers, all of them pure-breds, of which 
at least five became blue ribbon winners and two of 
them came within a few points of their champion¬ 
ship. One can cite innumerable incidents like this 
one. Another matter that seems to have gained 
unusual credence among the fanciers is the matter of 
