matters has advised that a bone be given to the dogs to play with 

 and gnaw on, but many of them have failed to. warn that not 

 all kinds of bones are good for this purpose. Chicken bones 

 should never be given to a clog, for they are easily cracked with 

 the teeth and a splinter swallowed may do a world of harm. A 

 bone splinter in the stomach or the intestines has often caused a 

 good dog's death and the chances of such an accident are too 

 great to make it advisable to give chicken bones. A big shin 

 bone, with the joint attached to it makes a very good thing to 

 give a dog to chew on and play with. There is absolutely no 

 virtue in an eld soup bone that has all the good boiled out of 

 it, besides these are soft and can be broken by a strong dog. 



By nature the Boston Terrier is a playful dog, if he were not 

 he would not enjoy that popularity that is his, and it is well that 

 he be given something to play with while in the house. For this 

 purpose there is nothing in the world so good as an old shoe. 

 Let him have this and see that it is always kept in a certain 

 place and .you will have little difficulty in training him to use 

 that and that alone for his frolics. If he should happen to take 

 a fancy to a rug or some other article around the house, take 

 him away from it and give him the shoe. A few repetitions 

 of this will teach him the purpose of his plaything and generally 

 you will have no further trouble with him. If, however, he 

 persists in his wrong-doing, tie him up on a short chain when 

 he is caught in mischief and it will not take him many weeks to 

 come to associate the confinement with the destructiveness. In 

 extreme cases a little tobacco or tobasco sauce placed on the 

 articles he plays with will prove an effective cure. Do not place 

 too much of the punishment on the things for you do not want 

 to make him sick, only to afford a surprise that will prove 

 lasting. 



Next to food the most important thing in the well keeping 

 of a dog is exercise. Although this subject has been touched 

 upon in previous pages, still it will bear repetition and amplifica- 

 tion. We all know that if we are to keep ourselves in good 

 health we must indulge in at least a certain amount of exercise, 

 and this same rule holds equally good with the lower members 

 of the animal kingdom. 



A dog's exercise may be divided into two classes, the first 

 a simple airing to give a chance for the animal to relieve him- 

 self. For this purpose a closed in yard is all that is needed. It 

 is not sufficient, however, to let your dog out in the yard to 



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