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any such sum, but with a little shopping around and good judgment you can
get a likely bitch for that amount in a number of popular breeds. First of all
decide upon the breed on which you intend to specialize and get a registered
bitch of the best blood lines possible. The bitch should be healthy and should
not vary in type from the breed she represents. In other words, if the breed is
supposed to be heavy of bone, select breeding stock with this characteristic.
Check up on the breed carefully and find out the main points upon which the
animals are judged, then try to get as many good points in your breeding
stock as you possibly can. If possible, purchase stock from a line in which
there have been blue ribbon winners as this gives you a good selling point to
talk about to prospective purchasers.

As in every business, there are hazards in dog raising. Worms and distemper
take the greatest toll of puppies, but both can be controlled if the breeder is
careful. At the beginning it is wise to invest money in the services of a good
veterinary to handle the first few litters, to worm the puppies and take care of
any other problems with which you are not familiar. This will, of course, cost
you extra money and must be figured in your overhead. In addition, you will
need the services of a veterinary to guard your kennel against distemper.
Every breeder who wishes to protect himself, as well as his customers,
against losses from distemper, has his puppies inoculated against this dread
disease at the proper time. If you take chances with this disease, you are sure
to regret it as the expense of bringing even one puppy through it is
considerable. So many times the veterinary cannot save the dog and then the
expensive treatments, plus the loss of the dog, will eat up your profits.

If you like dogs, you probably have attended the dog shows and know
something about the various breeds. Of course, the most popular dog appears
at the dog shows in great numbers. One year it will be the German shepherds
(commonly called police dogs), another year, wire-haired terriers, another
year Airedales or Scotties. Then there are certain breeds that never seem to go
out of style. Over a period of time these have been the Boston bull terrier, the
Pekingese, and the cocker spaniel. Certain types of hunting dogs are always
popular. The setter (both English and Irish) is favored by those who never
shoot game as well as by the sportsman. The German shepherd has been
another unusually popular dog, but as he is not quite suited to city life his