In the writer's experience, little bitches with quality are the most successful.

It is customary for the bitch to be the visitor, and it is well that her visit should extend to two or three days at the least.

A brood bitch should not be less than 9 lb. in weight, and even heavier is preferable.

Perhaps the most beautiful bitch ever shown was Waveless, the property of Mrs. R. Marshall, the owner of another admirable bitch in Little Picture.

The Pekinese bitches are excellent mothers, provided they are not interfered with for the first few days.

Big kennels also generally possess the best bitches and breed from them, and the bitch is quite as important a factor as the sire.

Bang and Young Bang were of the former height, and the great bitch, Mr. Lloyd Price's Belle, was 24 inches.