CONTENTS. 



PART L MANAGEMENT, 



CHAPTER I. 



THE NATURAL DIET. 



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The dog of to-day. Diet best suited to him. Familiar faults in feed- 

 ing. Quantity of meat required daily. Influences which modify it. 

 Force of individual peculiarities. Dangers of excess of meat. Rela- 

 tions between effects of animal and vegetable foods. The right pro- 

 portions of the ingredients of a mixed diet. Allowances that should 

 be made for existing circumstances. Distinct lines on which to for- 

 mulate diet-tables 3 



CHAPTER II. 



VARIETIES OF ANIMAL FOODS. 



Proportions of meat required by puppies. Penalties for over-feeding. 

 Special value of raw meat. Prejudices against it duly considered. 

 Relation between an animal's disposition and his food. Meat and 

 the scenting powers. Important facts about common foods. When 

 horse-flesh is wholesome. Milk in its various forms. Eggs as a 

 food and medicine. Their action in health and disease. Fish, how 

 it should be cooked and served . . . . . . . 19 



CHAPTER III. 



VEGETABLE FOODS. 



Capabilities of dogs' digestive powers. Special effects of vegetables 



on the blood. The various starchy foods. Wheat and its products. 



Much about bread remnants. Prejudices against corn meal. The 



foundations for the same, Right method of use. Oatmeal, and its 



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