Meisen Breeding Manual, by Meisenzahl, Hilda
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Meisen Breeding Manual, by Meisenzahl, Hilda. Denlinger's: Fairfax, Virginia, 1975. Edition: No edition stated. ISBN: 0877140170. Hardcover, 8vo, 5.5 by 8.5 inches, 128 pages. Edited by William W. Denlinger and R. Annabel Rathman. Cloth, darker blue on top, lighter blue on bottom of front cover with white and black lettering on cover and white lettering on spine. Back cover shows a ventral view of puppy positioning after 30 days of gestation. Illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings.

Condition: Very Good. Spine ends and corners are bumped, and upper right corner of front cover has a light stain resulting from what appears to be a bad job of label removal. Interior pages are clean, unmarked, and secure in binding.

Contents: A scarce book, written by a well known poodle breeder, Hilda Meisenzahl, founder of the Meisen Poodles kennel, and one of the early supporters of the poodle in the United States. The book is densly packed with information based on its author's 35 years of experience, The table of contents follows:

1. Your First Dog
2. The Stud Dog
3. How and How Not to Breed
4. Genetics
5. Recessive Genes
6. The Importance of a Good Brood Bitch
7. The Inheritance of Color
8. Whelping
9. Complications in Whelping
10. Fading Puppies and Loss of Puppies
11. Tube Feeding
12. Weaning the Puppies
13. SomeThoughts on Nutrition
14. Vitamins and Minerals
15. Internal and External Parasites
16. The Bone Structure of the Dog
17. Serious Problems
18. Grooming
19. Fungus Infections
20. Canine Behavior
21. American Kennel Club Dog Shows
22. A Helping Hand

owner poodle breeder with 35 years of experience in breeding. Publisher's Note: