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ily. Also his smell seems to be affected, as when 

 I had him out last week he went right by two quail 

 without smelling them. I give him a bath twice 

 a week but at that a bad odour arises from him 

 and also from the cloth he lies on. 



Also when he points out a covey and they are 

 shot at he does not keep point but starts to run 

 around where the birds have been, searching for 

 any that may have been shot. Is this the right 

 thing for him to do or is he supposed to stand 

 still? I have a lot to learn about how to train 

 dogs and would like your advice. 



ADOLPH CESAB. 



Ans. Your dog undoubtedly has a bad case of 

 eczema and you must, first of all, change his diet. 

 You are feeding him too much corn bread, oat 

 meal, potatoes and other non-nutritious foods that 

 are very hard for a dog to digest. Don't give 

 him any of them for at least a month. Feed him 

 exclusively on stale bread baked to a golden brown 

 in the oven, over which is poured rich dog meat 

 broth from the dog meat kettle which you must 

 keep handy. At least twice a week buy him five 

 cents' worth of good dog meat shank-cut with 

 bones. Boil these in the kettle, also adding any 

 bones and meaty table scraps. He requires three 



