44 Nursing vs. Dosing. 



should be taken that It would receive If 

 used by an infant. 



The quantity given at each meal should 

 be small, and the feeding should be repeat- 

 ed every hour and a half or two hours from 

 early morning until bedtime. The one 

 who has charge of them will soon learn 

 just the amount to give to each puppy and 

 the proper time to feed them. 



The bottle will be found necessary only 

 a few days, unless they are very young, as 

 they will soon learn to lap the milk from a 

 shallow dish. Indeed, puppies should be 

 taught to feed themselves when they are 

 about three weeks old, even If the dam Is 

 all right, as, should anything unfortunately 

 happen to deprive them of their natural 

 supply, the necessary change will not affect 

 them nearly so much as It will If they are 

 entirely unprepared for it. 



Teachlncr them to feed themselves when 

 so young will often be of benefit to the 

 dam, especially w^hen the litter Is large, or 



