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by them, and may therefore be omitted. 



All vegetables should be thoroughly 

 cooked and fed in moderate quantity, as a 

 long-continued vegetable diet will have a 

 tendency to impoverish the blood and 

 render the animal liable to contract disease. 



Many other articles of food used by man 

 will be readily eaten by his dog, but it will 

 be better, perhaps, to waive their considera- 

 tion, as the articles already mentioned are 

 amply sufficient for the requirements of 

 health and the stimulation of a dainty ap- 

 petite. 



Good judgment, as well as thoughtful 

 care, are of the utmost importance when 

 making up the bill of fare for your dog, in 

 order that he may not suffer from the lack 

 of proper food to keep him in just the right 

 condition, nor become cloyed by the long- 

 continued use of any one article of food; 

 for dogs are very like their masters in this 

 respect, and even quail on toast becomes 

 monotonous after many days. 



