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In this step-by-step guide to breeding lurchers, Plummer covers all the mechanics of breeding: care and attention for the brood bitch and stud dog, the actual process of mating and the care of the puppies. He leads into this account with a rundown of lurcher and longdog breeds and crosses, detailing the most favourable combinations of dam and sire for particular purposes and offering advice on unsuitable pairings.
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PRACTICAL LURCHER BREEDING. By D. Brian Plummer.
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Coch-y-Bonddu Books. Machynlleth, Powys. 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 1904784062
ISBN 13: 9781904784067
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2005). (1985) 2005 new edition. 8vo (161 x 242mm). Pp192. B/w photographs. Pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new copy. This book is "an idiots' guide to lurcher breeding a step by step account of the breeding of lurchers and longdogs, not only to continue a family of lurchers, but also [for] starting up a commercial lurcher breeding kennels." Advice, opinion and anecdote in Plummer's customary style. Chapters include: On the relative merits of both lurchers and longdogs; Starting from scratch; Lurcher to lurcher breeding; The fabulous three-quarter bred; Colour breeding; What sort of breeder do you want to be?; Breeding lurchers; The brood bitch; The stud dog; The actual process of mating; The pregnant bitch; Whelping; Rearing puppies; A few snags concerned with the breeding of dogs; Rearing orphan puppies; Inbreeding, line breeding and outcrossing; A few things the lurcher breeder should know about the law; Selling one's puppies. . Seller Inventory # 15077
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