CHAPTER VIII. 



SOME HINTS ON DOG KEEPING. 



Dog Blankets and Their Use Rubbing The Care of Feet The 

 Eyes Constipation and Its Opposite Coughs from the 

 Stomach and Throat The Bath The Best Dog Soap 

 The Best Way to Wash a Dog Fleas Care of the Coat. 



1 WHILE THE two cardinal principles of dog 

 health were treated in the last chapter, still 

 there are many things that it might be well 

 for the novice to know for they add not only 

 to the health and comfort of a dog, but also 

 to his looks. The subject that is being 

 briefly touched upon here is one that has 

 filled great volumes of canine lore and at 

 the outset the author feels almost swamped 

 with the mountain of material that is available. It is the 

 intention, however, only to write on those things that are 

 most important and necessary for the tyro to have explained. 

 The great amount of material will also have to be the excuse for 

 the patchwork character of this chapter for it is impossible to 

 try to follow any particular order. 



In regard to dog blankets and covering a dog up. If your 

 dog is not a Toy and you keep him on the move when outdoors 

 there is not the slightest need for a blanket, in fact they are 

 rather to be discouraged, for a dog that gets use to one is apt 

 to be a great deal more susceptible to cold than one who has 

 been hardened, as it were, by going without one. In rainy or 

 wet weather, however, there is no objection to putting on a 

 blanket for it keeps him from getting wet and you will not have 

 to rub so much on your return indoors, and right here it should 

 be said that whenever a dog is brought in wet he should be 

 thoroughly dried and well rubbed. An ounce of prevention is a 

 good working rule and in this case it holds as good as it does in 

 any other case and a little care when you bring your dog in 

 may save you a great of trouble and expense later. 



Feet are another part of the dog that soemtimes need a 

 little care though it must be acknowledged that in a vast ma- 



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