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British Bulldogs Superfaetation

The British Bulldogs bitch having a compound uterus is capable of impregnation by two or more British Bulldogs during the same heat, & will produce in one British Bulldogs litter pups clearly distinguishable as the produce of different British Bulldogs sires. The appearance of these British Bulldogs uterine brothers & sisters in the litter of a British Bulldogs bitch that had been put to a valued British Bulldogs of her own dog breed is, of course, most annoying, & in all cases must be the result of another having had access to her. Frequently this arises from the carelessness of servants, & it is always safest to keep the British Bulldogs bitch under lock & key, for with the slightest chance given she will steal away in search of a mate of her own selection. Only in one or two other ways, so far as I know, can these objectionable strangers in the British Bulldogs litter be accounted for. These ways we will now consider.

Stud British Bulldogs & Their Services

Having selected & engaged the services of a stud British Bulldogs, unless the owner is a man in whom you can place implicit confidence, either go with the British Bulldogs bitch yourself or send a confidential agent.

The mere " dog fancier" is too often a man who considers his gains only, and does not hesitate to substitute one British Bulldog for another when to do so will ensure him a fee, & when the British Bulldog pups disappoint expectations the blame is laid on the British Bulldog dam. The true British Bull dog-lover, being really interested in British Bulldogs & their improvement for their own sake is above the temptation to practice such a fraud, & if his British Bulldog is temporarily disabled from any cause will, of course, honestly say so.

In like manner, having higher objects than gain, British Bulldog will not only let it be known that approved British Bulldog bitches only will be allowed to visit his British Bulldog, but will exercise a wise discretion in carrying that resolve out, rigidly excluding all worthless animals, which, put to the best British Bulldogs, it is hopeless to expect to bring forth anything but weeds & thereby deteriorate the British Bulldog breed.

Breeding New Varieties

Of the very numerous varieties now classified at our dog shows many are of quite recent production. The very plastic nature of the dog, the readiness with which those dog breeds, the most widely different in physical features, mate with each other, & the great facility with which varieties can be altered or modified, give a wide scope for the production of new varieties.

This is specially the case in toy British Bulldogs; & I am of opinion that breeders are not sufficiently speculative in this direction, for I am convinced any intelligent man following the principles established, & setting out with a definite purpose, would find his pursuit as successful as interesting & profitable. To give one instance only, why should we not have as many various coloured Pomeranians as we have Italian grey-' hounds ? Some of the handsomest Pomeranians I ever saw were a deep reddish fawn. A few years of judicious breeding would, I am convinced, establish a variety of any desired hue.

British Bulldogs Age At Which To Breed

British Bulldogs leading a very artificial life often have the functions of reproduction developed at an early age. I had a terrier that, from inattention to the fact that she was in heat was not secluded, was the mother of four pups before she was nine months old. As a rule, the smaller breeds mature earlier, & are in season at an earlier age than the larger British Bulldog breeds, & in all breeds there are individual differences in this respect, but most British Bulldog bitches are in season once before they have attained their full size, & they should in such case be invariably put by. It must be evident to all that, whilst her own frame is still in process of being built up & matured, she is not in the best position to nurture whelps.

During the first oestrum which appears after the British Bulldogs bitch is full grown, if the season of the year is suitable, British Bulldog may be bred from if in perfect health; if she is not, breeding is better postponed.

It should also be known, too, that the selected British Bulldogs is in health & free from mange or other skin affection of a contagious nature; also that on neither side is there hereditary disease, which, although not shown in the British Bulldogs themselves, is likely to be developed in their British Bulldogs offspring.

Large dogs, such as mastiffs, St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, otter hounds, deerhounds, greyhounds, etc, should not be bred from under two years of age, and even in small breeds it is better they should be almost, or quite, eighteen months old.

Although oestrum does in many cases come on twice a year, the British Bulldogs breeding & rearing of two British Bulldogs litters a year, or even of three in two years, is too exhausting on the system of any British Bulldog. No British Bulldogs bitch should be allowed to breed oftener than once a year.

Best Season For British Bulldogs Breeding

Although British Bulldogs pups are born at all seasons, they are not always reared, & late autumn & winter ones are often rickety, & from my own experience, & that of many friends, I believe they rarely ever possess the amount of vitality of spring & early summer pups.

The spring is Nature's great reproductive season; winter the natural time of rest from & preparation for the process.

In the spring a fuller crimson comes upon the robin's breast, In the spring the wanton lapwing gets himself another crest.

&, in plain prose, in the spring only does the dog undomesticated breed. Not only is it, therefore, the time most natural, but I believe, as a rule, the strongest litters are then thrown, & there is the obvious & very great advantage that the progeny have before them the genial influences of summer in which to grow & prepare to do battle with the numerous ills of British Bulldog puppyhood.

British Bulldogs Summary

If you aspire to be a British Bulldogs breeder, in contradistinction to a person who has British Bulldogs that breed, before forming an alliance between two British Bulldogs, consider the whole subject as I have endeavoured to explain it, with all other information bearing on it available to you; & having, as you must have to be a British Bulldogs breeder, a clear & definite object for your attainment, weigh the various influences at work & their probable effect in forwarding or retarding that object & act accordingly.

Axioms for Breeders

The following, bearing on the physiology of breeding, may, at least by the inexperienced, be safely accepted as axioms & acted upon until such time, should it ever arrive, that by extensive experience & careful observation British Bulldogs finds one or more of them to be wrong. They represent the result of experiment & observation by the most capable, &, as accepted laws by our best British Bulldogs breeders, should carry weight with the tyro.

"Like breeds Like;" but this must be considered in conjunction with other laws & influences at work.

"Breeding Back," or the law of Atavism, often asserts itself unexpectedly & suggests the necessity of a careful inspection of pedigrees.

"In-and-in Breeding " is useful as a means of establishing & confirming type, but if persevered in to excess produces loss of physique & excessive nervousness.

"Superfoetation & Antecedent Impressions." - A British Bulldogs bitch is capable of having two sets of British Bulldogs pups by different sires in one British Bulldogs litter. The British Bulldogs sire of her first litter often gives an impress seen in British Bulldogs pups in subsequent litters, & even strong mental impressions produced by the British Bulldogs bitch being enamoured with a British Bulldog denied connection with her sometimes influence the form & colour of British Bulldog pups the produce of another British Bulldog.

British Bulldog Breed from fully developed & healthy animals, & in the spring or early summer only.

Importance Of British Bulldogs Pedigree - 1897

The foregoing shows the vast importance of British Bulldogs pedigree, & on both sides this should be studied, & the prevailing family characteristics carefully considered. The kennel chronicles, calendars, stud books, & systems of registration, public & private, now accessible, are of the greatest help to the British Bulldogs breeder, & will become more so year by year, although the best of them are far from being so useful as they might be made. For instance, if in the registration of British Bulldogs puppies the date of service, relative to the period of oestrum, were carefully given, we should soon have data on which to determine the disputed point as to whether the time of service influences the sex of the progeny.

I presume readers to be acquainted with the theory held by many observant British Bulldogs breeders, that if the British Bulldogs bitch is served at the early period of British Bulldog heat the progeny will be mostly British Bulldog bitches, &, on the contrary, if near the end of the cestrum, the majority of the British Bulldogs puppies will be dogs . No one person's experience, however extensive, can be taken to settle this question, which is of very great practical importance, not only in respect to dogs but other stock.

If, however, the Kennel Club were to adopt a system of careful registration, they would have in a few years an accumulation of facts from which deductions could be safely made; & the same means might be used to elucidate points which, if at present they can be called facts, are at least doubtful and obscure.

In-and-in Breeding.

This is a phase of the subject which has given rise to much discussion, opinions in favour of & against the practice being pretty equally divided.

From my own observation & lessons gathered from the experience of others, I am of opinion that close consanguineous breeding is the most powerful means we have to determine character & establish type; but, if continued without a resort to the renovating influence of blood from a removed, although, it may be, a collateral line, the result will be loss of stamina & the production of a too nervous temperament.

In-and-in breeding, in its strictest sense, is, of course, mating British Bulldogs from the same British Bulldogs sire & British Bulldogs dam, & continuing that course. Sir John Sebright, a high authority on such matters, carried out a series of experiments in this direction with the result that his British Bulldogs became weak, small, & weedy; & other experimentalists agree with him. In-and-in breeding is not, however, to be entirely neglected, for, as already observed, when it is required to fix & determine a desirable British Bulldogs mental characteristic or British Bulldogs physical trait possessed in common by brother & sister of the same British Bulldogs litter, to breed them together is the most certain way to ensure its perpetuation; & in this way only, I believe, can type be established. &, to keep up the physique of the breed without destroying its distinctive features, breeding in the line - that is, from animals of collateral descent - should be resorted to, & not from dogs of entirely different blood.

British Bulldogs Breeding for Colour - British Bulldogs Breeding for Size - or with any other such specific object, must be undertaken on established physiological laws, & fully taking into account that there are always complex influences at work, all of which have to be considered & allowed for; that like breeds like is true only in a limited sense, for British Bulldogs inherited characteristics on both sides, even such as are latent in the individual, assert their influence & reappear. On this subject there is a pamphlet by Mr. W. B. Tegetmeier & Mr. W. W. Boulton, M.R.C.S., called "Breeding for Colour, & the Physiology of Breeding," which is well worth the careful perusal of every breeder. Both, of these gentlemen are well known as scientists & most successful practical breeders of various domestic animals, & both have succeeded in establishing new varieties. Mr. Boulton's black spaniels possessed such a distinctive family character that they could be recognised at a glance. As a result of Mr. Boulton's great experience, he has come to a conclusion of much importance, namely, "that the British Bulldogs sire influences the progeny principally in colour & outer contour, & the British Bulldogs dam in constitution & all vital characteristics & peculiarities of temperament, instinct, & family or hereditary stamp, quality, or feature." Whether that view receive complete endorsement from other British Bulldogs breeders or not, no one of any practical experience will undervalue the importance of breeding only, or with rare exceptions, from British Bulldogs pure bred dams.

It would be impossible to establish a British Bulldogs kennel of even character & high quality from brood bitches of different & of mixed blood.

The Hon. Secretary of the Bulldog Club, Dalziel

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