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will result. Not only are most vegetables 

 nutritious, but their use in moderate quan- 

 tity is beneficial in other respects. Their 

 laxative qualities tend to keep the bowels 

 in ofood condition, while their occasional 

 use gives a change from perhaps an other- 

 wise monotonous diet that is most welcome. 

 Onions I believe to be almost indispen- 

 sable to the bill of fare provided for your 

 dog ; nearly all dogs will eat them readily, 

 when properly cooked and seasoned with a 

 little salt. For many years I have fed my 

 dogs, both young and old, with a good 

 dish of them as often as once a week. 

 When cooking meat or making soup for 

 them, a generous quantity of this vegeta- 

 ble, put into the pot with the meat and 

 cooked to rags, will prove to be a very ac- 

 ceptable addition. 



Potatoes and beets are also readily eaten 

 by dogs, and are of undoubted value as 

 food. Carrots, parsnips, turnips and some 

 other vegetables are not usually relished 



