FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 20 1912. 
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Fixtures. 
DOG SHOWS. 
Jan. 26-27.—Dynn (Mass.) Kennel Club. W. Rolfe, Sec’y. 
Feb. 6-9.—Fanciers’ Association of Indiana, Indianap¬ 
olis, Ind. C. R. Milhous, Sec’y. 
Feb. 12-15.—Westminster Kennel Club, New York City. 
William Rauch, Chairman. 
Feb. 20-23.—New England Kennel Club, Boston, Mass. 
R. C. Storey, Sec’y. 
Dog Breeding in a Small Way. 
Very little extra effort is expended in rightly 
caring for two or three more dogs than the 
average dog-owner's single animal. He is a 
poor sportsman who cannot afford one good 
dog, and he would like to keep a few more. 
The writer kept one dog for some time before 
he saw the advantages of caring for a couple 
additional. 
I first owned a setter bitch of very good 
breeding and kept-her only for hunting and my 
own fancy. After she had come in heat it oc¬ 
curred to me to breed her, as a good many 
acquaintances had said they wanted a puppy 
and would pay a little something for it. But 
when her first litter came on and was ready 
for the weaning process, there were but three 
who bought puppies and carried them home, I 
sold these puppies at from five to ten dollars 
each. 
The litter of ten was a handsome lot. With 
seven more on my hands it was something of 
a little chore to care for them and keep them 
clean and bedded, yet the outdoor work was 
pleasant and I liked their friendly ways. After 
using some advertising space I found that there 
were sportsmen in the country who wanted well 
bred puppies, so they could train them for their 
own particular kind of shooting. They did not 
want race horse dogs or pups bred that way, 
but pups with brains and ability to go out and 
come to their own points. They wanted good 
noses, some looks and searching ability. 
One of the puppies of the first litter I ever 
bred went to Colorado, and from it I sold three 
more. Others scattered about the country, and 
friends of those who bought them came to me 
for the entire next litter, I might say, only 
three of them having to be advertised. But as 
I saw the value of letting folks know what I 
bred. I bought another well bred and broken 
bitch and issued a'little pamphlet telling about 
the stock I was offering and giving prices at 
the various ages. 
Before I had been breeding dogs two seasons, 
I had five brood matrons in a nice little kennel, 
cement floors for the puppies and a lot of con¬ 
veniences built into the kennels for caring for 
the stock. I had purchased a nice stud dog, 
well bred and handsome, one that took the eye 
and whose picture made sales of puppies. 
Steadily I weeded out and added to my kennels 
until I had six good matrons. They were whelp¬ 
ing about two litters each every year and a 
half, some doing better than this and others 
not so well. 
Accurate account was kept of everything 
spent on each litter and matron, and she was 
charged with it on my account book. They 
were credited with all that I had received from 
them and the credit side of the account was a 
surprise. The after-dinner hours were devoted 
to caring for the litters, kennels and other work 
of breeding, and when it became too heavy to 
be handled outside of office hours, I hired a 
good young lad to do the roughest of the work 
of caring for them, cleaning dishes, grooming 
the old dogs and cleaning floors. 
I am convinced that any man who loves dogs can 
take tvvo females of his favorite breed, handle 
them right and make from one to two hundred 
dollars per head on them each year. My 
bitches in the_ kennels after getting started did 
better than this. I could only sell puppies, as I 
did not have the facilities to break puppies at 
first. I found a greater satisfaction in selling 
pups than iiT'broken dogs. Of the latter, since 
I have become shaped to handle them I do 
not find as much profit as I thought there was. 
They have to be kept for so long, handled so 
carefully, and so many risks taken that I would 
rather sell puppies when weaned and up to 
five or six months old. 
The city dog fancier can breed puppies for 
market if he has the room to start them and 
care for the bitches. If he owns both sire and 
dam he stands a better chance of selling to the 
trade that calls at the kennel for the puppies, 
than if he bred to some one’s stud dog. The 
extra care of a stud is not great and the in¬ 
vestment is one that puts into the little enter¬ 
prise a certain backbone that breeding without 
a stud dog to show visitors cannot emphasize. 
If you are a stud dog owner, get a bitch or two 
and try it. If you have the females, get a nice 
well-bred, young stud and go into the game. 
Let folks know what you have by advertising 
and you will be surprised at the willingness 
with which people will buy. B. 
Kennel. 
Spratt's Patent Fibo 
Is an appetizing and flesh forming food for pup¬ 
pies and dogs out of condition. It may be given 
either dry or soaked in water, milk or gravy. As 
the puppies grow older, they should be gradually 
accustomed to 
Sprati’s Patent Puppy Biscuits 
Write for sample. Send stamp for “Dog Culture” 
which contains much valuable information. 
SPRATT’S PATENT LIMITED 
Factory and Chief Offices at NEWARK, N. J. Depots 
at San Francisco, Cal.; St. Louis, Mo.; Cleveland, Ohio; 
Boston, Mass.; Montreal, Can. Res. Supt. at Chicago. 
Ill. New England Agency, Boston, Mass. Factories 
also in London, England and Berlin, Germany. 
Book of AIREDALES 
Sent FREE. Describes the breed, g-jees 
points about training the dog for game, 
managing puppies, hunting experiences,etc. 
Invaluable to the sportsman and dog lover. 
THE AIREDALE TERRIER 
is the greatest dog on earth. If you wantadog 
you want an Airedale. Seni for the book. 
Colne Farm Kennels, Montreal.'Can. 
Home of the World’s Foremost Champions. 
Oldest and Largest Breeders in America. 
TRAINING PS. BREAKING 
Practical Dog Training; or. Training vs. Breaking. 
By S. T. Hammond. To which is added a chapter on 
training pet dogs, by an amateur. Cloth, 165 pages. 
Price, $1.00. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBUSHING COMPANY 
G. DAN MORGAN’S KENNELS 
Breeder ol Pointers, Setters and 
Retrieving Cockers (Reds) :: :: 
Successor to R. B. (Dick) Morgan. 
Seven years manager Pinehurst Kennels. I train and 
develop dogs for gentlemen’s shooting or for field trials. 
I have exclusive right to train over Denton Sportsmen’s 
Club grounds, of which I am manager. One of the best 
quail grounds in the South. Correspondence solicited, 
tf G. DAN MORGAN, Denton, N. C. 
AIREDALES— Puppies of all ages and grades. From cham¬ 
pion stock and from the best blood in the world. Endcliffe 
Briarwood and Champion Lake Dell Damsel are in my kennels. 
The latter has a litter of 9 beautiful pups, whelped Nov. 2, by 
champion Illuminator, winner of over 200 firsts. Grown bitches 
and puppies to sell. Write to Dr. L. C. Toney, Mesa, Ariz.; 
or Toney-Aire-Zone-Kennels. 
FOR SALE.—A few trained Coon, Fox and Wolf 
Hounds, and the best English Pointer I ever shot over. 
4 JOHN W. BURKS, Bolivar, Mo. 
Are you one of many whose dog would not eat Dog 
Biscuits? If so (or interested), send 4 cents stamps for 
sample and particulars of our Modern Scientific Dog and 
Puppy Foods, 4 
F. H. BENNETT BISCUIT CO.. 139 Avc. D, New York 
KenneL 
Book on Dog Diseases 
AND HOtV TO FEED. 
Mailed FREE to any address by the author. 
H. CLAY GLOVER, D.V. S. 
118 W. 31st Street NEW YORK 
DOGS FOR SALE. 
Do you want to buy a dogf or pup of any kind? If so, 
send for list and prices of all varieties. Always on hand. 
OXFORD KENNELS, 
35 North Ninth St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
ENGLISH SETTERS, two to three years, thoroughly 
trained and experienced in field work. Sold under posi¬ 
tive guarantee. W rite for description and price on 
gentlemen’s sporting dogs. The finest stock in the 
world. HOPEWELL KENNELS, Stewartstown, Pa. tf 
ROOKWOOD KENNELS. 
Trained Bear, Deer, Fox and Wolf Hounds; also pups. 
Forty-page highly illustrated catalogue; four cent stamp. 
ROOKW’OOD KENNELS, Lexington, Ky. 
BEAGLE HOUNDS—Classy sorts. Hunters and the get 
of hunters. A draft of 35 now on sale. Trained, partly 
trained and Puppies. 
DEBONAIR, Box F, Gloversville, N. Y. 
ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE 
Pointers, Setters and Hounds. GEO. W. LOVELL, 
Middieboro, Mass. 
FETCH AND CARRY 
By B. Waters 
Tells minutely of the methods by which a dog, young 
or old, willing or unwilling, may be taught to retrieve 
either by the force or “natural” system. Cloth, illus¬ 
trated, 124 pages. Postpaid, $1.00. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBUSHING CO. 
Resorts for Sportsmen. 
Sporting Estate on Currituck Sound 
FOR SALE! 
1 housands of Swan, Geese and Duck. The place where 
Mr. A. Radclyffe Dugmore took his famous photos last 
year. The estate consists of a farm, 200 acres. House, 8 
rooms, facing the Sound; hath room, hot and cold water. 
Ducking grounds consist of one Island of 1500 acres, an¬ 
other of 10 acres, and a large tract of marsh land on the 
mainland of about 150 acres. This is all fine duck and 
snipe ground and easily guarded. The farm is well stocked 
with Quail, and the shooting on some thousands of acres of 
the adjoining farms can be rented cheaply. This is an 
unusual chance for a gentleman of means or for a small 
club. The farm alone ought to pay 3% of purchase 
money. Price, $15,000. Part of money could remain on 
place as mortgage. 40 minutes by boat to station, Norfolk 
& Southern R.R., about 30 miles from the city of Norfolk, 
Va. 4 miles from post-office, telegraph office, schools and 
churches. 3 
J. UPPLEBY, Currituck, North Carolina 
QUAIL—TURKEY-DUCK. 
A combination of shooting hard to find, but it’s here. 
BLACK BASS FISHING. 
Located on Indian River, 174 miles south of Jackson¬ 
ville. Dogs, guides and horses furnished. Deer shooting 
ten miles from Hotel. Good food, comfortable beds, 
perfect climate, reasonable rates. 
A delightlul place to take your wile. 
COCOA HOUSE - Cocoa, Florida 
FLORIDA HUNTER AND 
FISHERMEN’S CLUB :: 
LAKE VIEW HOTEL LEESBURG, FLORIDA 
A social organization without any membership fee. If you 
want the best Quail, Duck, Dove and Snipe hunting in the 
United States, write for particulars. Information gladly 
given regarding license, dogs, liveries and game; also 
rates at hotel. Address C. E. WORRELL, Sec’y, 
Lake View Hotel, Leesburg, Fla. 
