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oven. This is relished by most dogs, is 

 nutritious and a welcome change, but its 

 use should only be occasional, as corn 

 meal is a bit too heavy, unless your dog is 

 at work. Fresh fish is also excellent food, 

 and an agreeable change can be made by 

 boiling it until the flesh will readily sepa- 

 rate from the bones, when it may be 

 mashed together with well-cooked vege- 

 tables and seasoned with salt. 



Bones should be freely given to your 

 dog, both for their nutritive qualities and 

 the benefit derived in keeping the teeth 

 and jaws in good condition. Only large 

 or comparatively soft bones should be 

 given, as splinters from hard bones, or 

 sharp edges of small ones — such as the leg 

 or wing bones of fowls, the shin bones of 

 sheep, etc. — may penetrate or injure the 

 walls of the stomach, thereby causing seri- 

 ous harm. 



Beef flour is a useful article of food for 

 the kennel, especially when your dog is 



