232 THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



Ground required, 60x45 feet; kennel building to be 

 15x60 feet. Have a hallway in the same, say 4x60 feet; 

 the balance, 11 x 60 feet, divide into four apartments, 

 which will give each apartment the size of 11 x 15 feet. 

 Separate hall from rooms by wire netting. Lay the floors 

 one foot from ground, so as not to take too much dampness 

 in wet weather; and the floor must be laid slanting, to allow 

 the water to run oif when scrubbing the floor. Benches to 

 be one. and one-half feet from floor, but not under the win- 

 dow, as the dogs would stand up and gnaw through the 

 sash. 



The balance of your ground should be divided into four 

 yards, so that each room of the building is connected with 

 a yard 15 x 30 feet. The rooms, as well as the yards, must 

 be so arranged that the dogs in one can not see those in the 

 other, which is done by erecting tight board partitions or 

 fences between them. The outside fence may be of wire 

 netting; this will improve the appearance of your kennels. 

 The building must be light and well ventilated; doors to be 

 so arranged that you may enter your grounds from all 

 sides, from one yard to the other, and from the yards to 

 the rooms. If wire netting be too expensive, you can, of 

 course, build board fences instead. A kennel of this 

 description affords room for twelve to fifteen dogs. 



It is not advisable to keep such a number in one yard, 

 for they will not agree, and you must separate them in 

 order to keep them from fighting; if you don't, you will 

 find some of your dogs killed before long. As a general 

 rule, two stud dogs are enemies, and their hatred knows no 

 bounds; all tricks imaginable are brought to play to find 

 some means of coming together, and if successful, one dog 

 will be destroyed. 



Bitches, when fighting, seem to be even more savage 

 than dogs. When two of these are fighting, you may lift 

 one up, and are sure to raise the other, for when their jaws 

 close on each other they hold fast, and you can swing both 

 around your head a dozen times, still they will hold on to 

 each other firmly. Separate them by taking a firm hold at 



