PART TWO
The Snarf in Season
Whether a snovelor opts to breed naturally or through artificial insemination, the amateur cannot proceeded without a bitch in heat or a snarf in 'emergence.' [Every eight days a snarf experiences a prolonged state of auto-arousal that indicates a heightened interest in sexual activity called 'emergence.'] This part of the text will focus only on natural breeding - in this method the snarf and bitch need not reach their hormonal peaks together to mate. However, studies from the 13th Tribunal of the USLO suggest that coupling one to two days before or after ovulation or emergence lead to more successful mating outcomes.
Before breeding is described, a few notes about estrus and snarf anatomy are in order.
Estrus
Bitches come into heat once a month according to a well-established thirty-one day cycle.
The week of ovulation is indicated by noticeable mood changes characterized by: loss or gain of appetite, harshness and irritability, late-night or pre-morning yowls or both and sudden and unsanitary fascination with their excrement. They tend to smear their bodies with their feces or fling it to other bitches or to the snovelor.
Twenty-four hours to ovulation the bitches will cleanse their lower intestines with repeated and violent bowel movements. Generally they remove as much as one-tenth of their total body mass. And as soon as the last of it is excreted breeding is set to begin.
The snovelor should inspect the feces, though, to ensure that: its density is seventy-five percent that of water and its moisture content is equal to or greater than thirty-five percent of it volume. The bowel must contain identifiable masses of undigested foods. Any deviance from these standards indicates disease and the bitches should be sent to a veterinarian - or if the bitch is simply to old, either euthanized or removed from the breeding process.
Female Snarves
Female snarves are traditionally referred to as 'bitches.' Bitches undergo thirty-one day cycles that culminate in the week of estrus. Estrus is always indicated by extreme bowel movements (that clean out internal body space much needed for the developing younglings) and changes of mood. In Nature, these would have been the sings that advertise to males their need to mate. Once estrus culminates in ovulation, the urge to couple becomes almost unquenchable - bitches that pass such a period without mating do well from manual stimulation of their sex organs or the insertion of a heated catheter into their vaginal canals. The simulation, even if preformed only once, is enough to satiate their appetites.
Bitches have internal sexual organs that, like the male sexual organs, are separated from the systems of waste excretion. The clitoral slit, comprised of two lip-like structures called 'the portal,' lie along a region between the tail-anus and the terminus of the pelvic bones. The opening is horizontal; the slit forms a line that is parallel to the lines of the tail. In sexually mature females it is dotted with clumps of red-orange hairs that are not hairs at all but actual nerve endings called 'clitori villi.'
Behind the portal is a single opening that remains in a state of fleshy collapse until stimulated by either the whiskers of the male penis or the contractual spasms of birthing. Once stimulated, the canal (the vaginal canal) flexes into a tube. The cervix is located at the other end of the canal; it stays tightly shut when not in heat and when pregnant. Neither blood nor any other sort of menstrual flow follow unconsummated estruses.
Beyond the vaginal canal are the uterus and the ovaries. The uterus contains several internal substructures called 'Sarcomi Cells' where individual embryos attach and develop. The ovaries are gonads imbedded into the abdominal cavity around the area of the small intestines. Bitches release up to ten eggs at a time despite the fact that there are only four Sarcomi Cells. Liters range from four to two and seldom ever produce twins.
Male Snarves
In the older literature, male snarves are referred to as 'bucks' or 'buckers.' It traces back to the days when snarves were naturally reproducing creatures but its exact origins are unknown. For reasons discussed in the official logs of the USLO, CONTROL is turning from its policy of sorting male snarves as 'bucks' to using the more generic term of 'snarves.' Local jurisdictions are still free to choose for themselves their official terminology until the year F4240.
Normally, penises are pea-sized masses of deep-red flesh that are hidden under special folds of skin called 'hookers.' Hookers are located in the second horizontal line on the tail just under the anus. Sexually mature snarves have whiskers around their meatuses - they, unlike the clitori villi, are actual hairs and their falling-off signal an absolute loss of fertility. Neither scrotal nor similar-type sac structures are present in snarves; testicles are internal. Testicles are located above the anus and can be felt with the application of gentle pressure about that region.
Snarves have an eight-day sexual cycle that culminates in a period of near-constant and protrusive erection. (Hence the term 'emergence.') When not in emergence, erections can be brought about by one of two ways: either being in the presence of a bitch in heat or manual stimulation of the whiskers. Fully erect penises range from three to five inches long and are no more than an inch in diameter. A superficial, triangular-shaped knob, typically three-quarters of an inch down from the whiskers, is called the 'head.' Snovelors must examine the erections, their sizes, textures and conditions. If there are wrinkles, slime, flakes, sores or odors medical attention maybe required.
During coupling, as penal stimulation increases, tails swell to one and a half times normal size and testicles poke through the skin. It is important for healthy snarves to have two testicles, side by side. The gonads should not protrude more than one third of their visible length. The visible length itself varies from one coupling to another. They signal how much semen will be ejaculated and also the quality of the sperm. (See Appendix B for more information)
Prelude to Breeding
A breeding bitch in heat must be removed from its cage and taken to the breeding chamber with a wrap over its eyes called a 'blinder.' It has the effect of a sedative and is useful to keep the bitch form hurting or injuring itself. At the breeding chamber the bitch is covered in a protective sheath called a 'hoser.' Constructed from three rubber-nylon dresses, it is expandable to fit many sizes and is attached with Velcro.
The bitch must be restrained on her back over a cushioned stump called a 'prop' with metal fasteners. (See local area jurisdictions for the different types of restraints that can be used) The bitch must be held tightly but not too tightly that it cannot maneuver or convulse and it must during coupling. Arms and legs must be spread. The tail is free and the dressing around the genitals must be unobstructed.
Coupling
The snarf - that must be isolated from the bitch at least an hour prior to mating - is brought into the breeding chamber on a leash. Upon seeing the restrained bitch and depending on age, erection will be near instantaneous. It is important for the snovelor to have a good grip on the leash for once aroused it is the natural tendency of the inexperienced snarf to rush to the bitch and forcibly penetrate it. A well-trained snarf, however, will be eager to approach but only so far as there is slack on the leash.
Using the leash, the snarf is directed to mount the bitch by slowly and gently falling upon it. It is natural for the snarf to wrap its arms around the bitch's neck and nudge its swollen tail and member over its mate's portal. As soon as the whiskers make contact with the clitori villi, the snarf inserts its penis into the bitch and starts to thrust. An inexperienced snarf will tend to thrust furiously and comes to orgasm very quickly. Again, using the leash the snovelor can control the rate of thrusting and thereby teach the snarf to use more even and tempered strokes.
Convulsions and yowls signal orgasm in the bitch. The ceasing of thrusting and the tightening of the body signals snarf orgasm. Penile contractions force the semen into the uterus and are visibly indicated by five to eight convulsive shudders.
The snovelor must wait until the snarf has completed ejaculation before it can be pulled off from the bitch. The leash should not be used for that, rather, the snovelor and an assistant must physically remove the snarf from the bitch. The snarf must be returned to isolation until erection can be achieved again. [Generally, older snarves need longer periods of rest between couplings.] The bitch must be refitted into the restraints have its portal cleansed with distilled water.
Natural breeding need not be video taped but written and detailed records must be kept for future reference. Crossbreeding with other snovels can only be done through AI and are subject to further restraints.
Birthing
A successful coupling is indicated by an increase in appetite and a decrease in bowel movement. On average, gestation lasts three months. Curiously, during the last month the bitch shows clear and definite signs of estrus without ovulation. Studies are still ongoing to try to determine the cause and nature of that phenomenon.
Younglings are born one at a time. Only when the last of the litter has emerged can the common placenta and embryonic sack be safely extruded. [CONTROL recommends extruding the excess birthing materials with a hook no longer than a foot long.] Umbilical cords are to be cut half an inch above the abdomen; the bleeding, if excessive, can be stopped with the application of sterile talc. The litter should be washed immediately, with careful attention paid to the ears. The eyes will be closed, with a green slime around the lids that should not be removed or disturbed.
The bitch and litter remain in the cage for two weeks until the younglings are able to see and walk for short distances. At that point a veterinarian may or may not be consulted. [Sales of snarf younglings are subject to local jurisdiction mandates and ordinances.] Once fully weaned from the bitch - that promptly loses whatever maternal instinct it might have had - the younglings spend several months in the nursery. There they are free to roam about and play unsupervised to let them form social groups.
The snovelor must be careful not to show too much attention to one particular individual or to any group of snarves lest the hierarchy kills the 'favorites.' Snarves are fierce attention getters and grow very jealous. Once adults, bonding can occur between snarf and snovelor but even then it is important to know where not to cross the line into familiarity. Each snarf and each situation is different, however, the 13th Tribunal of the USLO recommends no 'personification' or humanizing' and no naming. Each snarf, by law, must have a serial number registered to control once sexual maturity is reached. (CONTROL cd code p.80, ss.1)
Natural Breeding Statistics
A bitch is breedable for ten years and is not judged by the number of litter that survive into sexual maturity. For that reason they can be euthanized once their productive days have waned.
In general, if A is the total number of litter that survives into sexual maturity and B is the total number of litter birthed, then:
P = A / B
where p represents a ratio. If p falls to 0.85 the bitch can be euthanized or taken out of the breeding process.
A snarf is valued by how many bitches it produces and by how many times it has mated successfully. An older snarf required more coupling sessions to produce a litter. Snarves are usually productive until the age of twenty-five.
In general, if A is the total number of successful mates, B is the total number of couplings divided by the total number of mates, C is the total number of successful litter divided by the total number of mates and D is the total number of produced litter that reaches sexual maturity, then:
P = CD/AB
where p represents a ration. If p is 0.5 or greater then the snarf can be euthanized or taken out of the breeding process. If p is 0.1 then the snarf is a good candidate for AI and crossbreeding with other snovels.
Notes on Over Population
The 13th Tribunal of the USLO recommends that in the case of over-population, first the snarves are to be euthanized, then the female younglings proportions according to the accepted formulae:
If A is the snovel land area in square feet, R the optimal rate of fifty snarves per square feet and P the actual number of snarves in the snovel, then:
P' = P - A/R
where P' is the number of snarves to be euthanized.
If Q is the number of youngling bitches, then:
P'' = Q (PR/A - 1)
where P'' is the number of youngling bitches to be euthanized.
All of the statistics for this section have been provided and verified by the USLO. All of the facts and opinions presented have been sanctioned by CONTROL and the USLO.