Which preposition to use with puppy

in Occurrences 16%

He'd feel as lost 'way down there on the buffalo as a puppy in a corn-brake.

for Occurrences 9%

Take out your puppy for a walk, and you will find the little ball of fur clumsy, stupid, bewildered, but natural.

of Occurrences 9%

A village-cur, of snappish race, The pertest puppy of the place, Imagined that his treble throat Was blest with music's sweetest note: In the mid road he basking lay, The yelping nuisance of the way; For not a creature passed along, But had a sample of his song.

at Occurrences 7%

Klake paddled swiftly out to sea, drawing as near as he dared to where the huge monster splashed idly up and down like a great puppy at play.

with Occurrences 6%

"For that bit of rags and meat?" asked the Major, looking at the puppy with disfavor.

to Occurrences 5%

And one day those men came again, and said now for the test, and they took the puppy to the laboratory, and I limped three-leggedly along, too, feeling proud, for any attention shown the puppy was a pleasure to me, of course.

from Occurrences 4%

Some bitches with excessive lay-back and shortness of face have at times a difficulty in releasing the puppy from the membrane in which it is born, and in such a case it is necessary for the owner to open this covering and release the puppy, gently shaking it about in the box until it coughs and begins to breathe.

than Occurrences 2%

Evidence of origin is often to be found more distinctly in puppies than in the mature dog, and it is to be noted that the puppies of both the Dandie and the Yorkshire are born with decided black and tan colouring.

into Occurrences 2%

"Aunt Kate," said Worth, gathering both puppies into his arms as they were succeeding all too well in demonstrating that they were going to grow up and be real dogs, "Watts says it is the ungodliest thing he knows of that these puppies haven't got any names.

by Occurrences 2%

My little Jack was given to me when quite a puppy by my old and very dear friend Lord Falmouth.

like Occurrences 1%

Possibly, too, thoughts of James, in his blue frock and cowhide boots, occasionally intruded themselves upon her mind; but if so, they did not greatly disturb her equanimity, for, let what might happen, Melinda felt herself equal to the emergencywhether it were to put down Frank Van Buren and the whole race of impudent puppies like him, or polish rough James Markham if need be.

as Occurrences 1%

I'm here to see your sister with her consent and your mother's, and" "And I tell you," shouted Albert, "that my sister is a little girl, and my mother doesn't understand such puppies as you, and I am my sister's protector, and if you don't get out of here, I'll kill you if I can.

on Occurrences 1%

Many breeders have obtained a goat with the sole object of rearing a litter of puppies on her milk, and have eventually discarded cow's milk altogether, using goat's milk for household purposes instead.

amongst Occurrences 1%

The last-named gentleman, afterward the first Lord Yarborough, was perhaps the most indefatigable of all, as he was the first to start the system of walking puppies amongst his tenantry, on the Brocklesby estates, and of keeping lists of hound pedigrees and ages.

after Occurrences 1%

"In the matter of bringing up the puppies after birth: if there are many in the litter you should choose those you wish to keep and destroy the others: the fewer you keep the better they will be nourished, for then their portion of the mother's milk will be larger.

about Occurrences 1%

He had often seen the girls carry it about in their arms; and while it seemed a strange perversion to caress a kitten when there were puppies about, or even babies, still the peculiarities of your Master's Family must be respected.

before Occurrences 1%

"Ah! young Mrs. Poynsett! Delighted to see you!Frank Charnock, you're come in good time; we are just going down to see the puppies before luncheon.

Which preposition to use with  puppy