Identifier: newbookofdogcomp01leig (find matches)
Title: The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Leighton, Robert, 1859-1934
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London New York : Cassell
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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, withplenty of new milk. Well-boiled paunchis also greatly appreciated, and, beingeasily digested, may be given freely. One important part of the puppyseducation that must by no means beneglected is to accustom him to go onthe collar and lead. Borzoi pups are,.as a rule, extremely nervous, and it requiresgreat patience in some cases to train them i86 THE NEW BOOK OE THE DOG. to the lead. Short lessons should be givenwhen about four months old. If you caninduce the puppy to think it is a new-game, well and good—he will take to itnaturally ; but once he looks upon it assomething to be dreaded, it means hoursof patient work to break him in. If you decide on commencing with a but to rear them well they should not beallowed to suckle more than five—or, ifa strong, big bitch, six—pups. If thelitter is larger, it is better to destroy theremainder, or use a foster mother. One great advantage the breed has overmany others is the absolutely natural statein which the dogs may be shown. Xo
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MRS. BORMANS TYPICAL BITCH CH. MISS PIOSTRIBY PIOSTRI FRINCESS RUBIKOFF. brood bitch, see that she is dosed for wormsbefore visiting the dog ; that she is in goodhard condition—not fat, however; and,if possible, accompany her yourself andsee her mated. For the first week ratherless than her usual quantity of food shouldbe given ; afterwards feed as her appetitedictates, but do not let her get too fat,or she may have a bad time when whelping.For two days before the puppies are duegive sloppy but nourishing diet, and thisshould be continued, given slightly warm,for four or five days after the pups are born.Borzois as a rule make excellent mothers, trimming is required. A good bath aday or two before the show is all that isnecessary, for which purpose nothing isbetter than rain water ; a little liquidammonia in it helps to remove the dirt. Whatever they may be in their nativeland—and the first imported specimenswere perhaps rather uncertain in temper—the Borzoi, as we know him in t

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