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sufficient discipline in obeying them, so that, when 
afield, there will not be too many conflicting ideas in 
his head. Added to all this, the dog should have suff- 
cient experience in working on birds and working to 
the gun, so that there will be sport instead of chaos, 
Beyond a perfunctory feeding of his dog, the aver- 
age dog owner, in times past, gave little thought to 
- the animal’s general well-being. If given an abundance 
of food, without any consideration as to whether it 
met the dog’s bodily needs, he was considered to have 
received all the attention necessary. In recent years, 
however, there has been a better understanding of the 
need of promoting the comfort and general welfare of 
the dog, and to this understanding bench shows and 
field trials have contributed incalculable missionary 
work. Much valuable literature has become available 
on all subjects of canine interest, and so a better gen- 
eral knowledge of the dog’s requirements. 
There are various kinds of excellent proprietary dog 
foods on the market, so cheap as to price, though ex- 
cellent as to quality, that they are within the reach of 
the most slender purse. Table scraps, assuming that 
they are other than potato skins and bare bones, make 
a good dog food. Milk, sweet, sour, or buttermilk, 
may be given to the dog in abundance. The latter is 
a specially good summer drink for the dog, as it also 
is for man. Contrary to a popular belief, milk does not 
generate worms. 
If an owner does not care to purchase proprietary 
foods, and the table scraps are insufficient for the needs 
