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as the animal is not capable of repose but frisky and apt to ramble. If at the
appointed season the elders of the flock are eager for intercourse, the
shepherds say that it bodes well for the flock; if the younger ones, that the
flock is going to be bad.
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Of dogs there are several breeds. Of these the Laconian hound of either sex
is fit for breeding purposes when eight months old: at about the same age
some dogs lift the leg when voiding urine. The bitch conceives with one
lining; this is clearly seen in the case where a dog contrives to line a bitch by
stealth, as they impregnate after mounting only once. The Laconian bitch
carries her young the sixth part of a year or sixty days: or more by one, two,
or three, or less by one; the pups are blind for twelve days after birth. After
pupping, the bitch gets in heat again in six months, but not before. Some
bitches carry their young for the fifth part of the year or for seventy-two days;
and their pups are blind for fourteen days. Other bitches carry their young for
a quarter of a year or for three whole months; and the whelps of these are
blind for seventeen days. The bitch appears go in heat for the same length of
time. Menstruation continues for seven days, and a swelling of the genital
organ occurs simultaneously; it is not during this period that the bitch is
disposed to submit to the dog, but in the seven days that follow. The bitch as a
rule goes in heat for fourteen days, but occasionally for sixteen. The birth-
discharge occurs simultaneously with the delivery of the whelps, and the
substance of it is thick and mucous. (The falling-off in bulk on the part of the
mother is not so great as might have been inferred from the size of her frame.)
The bitch is usually supplied with milk five days before parturition; some
seven days previously, some four; and the milk is serviceable immediately
after birth. The Laconian bitch is supplied with milk thirty days after lining.
The milk at first is thickish, but gets thinner by degrees; with the bitch the
milk is thicker than with the female of any other animal excepting the sow
and the hare. When the bitch arrives at full growth an indication is given of
her capacity for the male; that is to say, just as occurs in the female of the
human species, a swelling takes place in the teats of the breasts, and the
breasts take on gristle. This incident, however, it is difficult for any but an
expert to detect, as the part that gives the indication is inconsiderable. The
preceding statements relate to the female, and not one of them to the male.
The male as a rule lifts his leg to void urine when six months old; some at a
later period, when eight months old, some before they reach six months. In a
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Part 1; Logic (Organon) 3
- Categories 4
- On Interpretation 34
- Prior Analytics, Book I 56
- Prior Analytics, Book II 113
- Posterior Analytics, Book I 149
- Posterior Analytics, Book II 193
- Topics, Book I 218
- Topics, Book II 221
- Topics, Book III 237
- Topics, Book IV 248
- Topics, Book V 266
- Topics, Book VI 291
- Topics, Book VII 317
- Topics, Book VIII 326
- On Sophistical Refutations 348
- Part 2; Universal Physics 396
- Physics, Book I 397
- Physics, Book II 415
- Physics, Book III 432
- Physics, Book IV 449
- Physics, Book V 481
- Physics, Book VI 496
- Physics, Book VII 519
- Physics, Book VIII 533
- On the Heavens, Book I 570
- On the Heavens, Book II 599
- On the Heavens, Book III 624
- On the Heavens, Book IV 640
- On Generation and Corruption, Book I 651
- On Generation and Corruption, Book II 685
- Meteorology, Book I 707
- Meteorology, Book II 733
- Meteorology, Book III 760
- Meteorology, Book IV 773
- Part 3; Human Physics 795
- On the Soul, Book I 796
- On the Soul, Book II 815
- On the Soul, Book III 840
- On Sense and the Sensible 861
- On Memory and Reminiscence 889
- On Sleep and Sleeplessness 899
- On Dreams 909
- On Prophesying by Dreams 918
- On Longevity and the Shortness of Life 923
- On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 929
- Part 4; Animal Physics 952
- The History of Animals, Book I 953
- The History of Animals, Book II translated 977
- The History of Animals, Book III 1000
- The History of Animals, Book IV 1029
- The History of Animals, Book V 1056
- The History of Animals, Book VI 1094
- The History of Animals, Book VII 1135
- The History of Animals, Book VIII 1150
- The History of Animals, Book IX 1186
- On the Parts of Animals, Book I 1234
- On the Parts of Animals, Book II 1249
- On the Parts of Animals, Book III 1281
- On the Parts of Animals, Book IV 1311
- On the Motion of Animals 1351
- On the Gait of Animals 1363
- On the Generation of Animals, Book I 1381
- On the Generation of Animals, Book II 1412
- On the Generation of Animals, Book III 1444
- On the Generation of Animals, Book IV 1469
- On the Generation of Animals, Book V 1496
- Part 5; Metaphysics 1516
- Part 6; Ethics and Politics 1748
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book I 1749
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book II 1766
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book III 1779
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV 1799
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book V 1817
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book VI 1836
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book VII 1851
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII 1872
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book IX 1890
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book X 1907
- Politics, Book I 1925
- Politics, Book II 1943
- Politics, Book III 1970
- Politics, Book IV 1997
- Politics, Book V 2023
- Politics, Book VI 2053
- Politics, Book VII 2065
- Politics, Book VIII 2091
- The Athenian Constitution 2102
- Part 7; Aesthetic Writings 2156