Importance of Nursing. 27 



Exercise is one of the most important 

 subjects which we are called upon to con- 

 sider. So much has been written and said 

 about the value of exercise that I will take 

 it for granted that no one is ignorant of its 

 necessity for the prolonging of life and the 

 enjoyment of health. Although in a gen- 

 eral way the average dog owner is aware of 

 this, he is not always aware just how much 

 his dog really needs, nor of the proper 

 time when he should take it. 



The stomach of the dog appears to be 

 so constituted that absolute rest is required 

 after eating, in order that the food that has 

 been taken may be properly digested. 

 Exercise should therefore be very mod- 

 erate just after meals, and no work should 

 be allowed until at least three hours have 

 elapsed. It has been proven by experi- 

 ment that, when a dog was full fed and at 

 once put to work, at the end of several 

 hours the food remained in the stomach in 

 an undigested state — the only change being 



