Every day he should have a good brushing, followed by a rub- 

 bing with the hands. There is nothing in the world so good 

 for a dog's coat as rubbing it with the palms of the hands and 

 if you want your dog to shine with that silk-like glossiness that 

 is so much admired by all, the best way that you can reach this 

 end is to rub him, using a generous amount of elbow grease. 

 The white markings of the face, throat and belly should be 

 sponged off with water daily so as to keep them from getting 

 that yellowish appearance that is not beautiful to say the least. 

 Besides improving his looks this little sponge bath will greatly 

 refresh him and he will come to look forward to having his 

 toilet performed. 



The little hints that have been given in the foregoing pages 

 will, it is hoped, be of practical assistance to the novice. It 

 has, of course, been impossible to give a complete list of all 

 that might be done to improve your pet's looks, or to meet all 

 of the minor ills that may befall him, but the author trusts 

 that what he has written will be of use. Only such things, as 

 might be called the more common cases, have "been treated 

 upon, but care has been taken to make the explanations as 

 simple as possible and the explanations and the use of technical 

 terms have been done so as to make them well within the com- 

 prehension of all. 



KINSMAN'S BILLY. 

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