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tion. Where half a dozen dogs are kept, I think 

 a kennel about 20 feet long, nine feet wide, with 

 a pitched roof, nine feet high in the front, and 

 at the back seven feet, with a southern exposure, 

 with good windows that open top and bottom, 

 and a good tight board floor will do admirably. 

 This can, of course, be partitioned off in pens 

 to suit, with convenient runs outside wired at 

 the top to prevent dogs jumping over. The 

 building should, of course, be well constructed, 

 covered with good sheathing paper, and either 

 clapboarded or shingled. Such a building should 

 be cool in summer and warm in winter, and 

 thoroughly weather proof. If provided with a 

 good "Eureka ventilator 5 ' and well painted, the 

 clogs and their owner will be satisfied. Where a 

 much larger number of dogs are kept, then a 

 corresponding amount of floor space is a neces- 

 sity. I rather like the style of a kennel, say from 

 fifty to a hundred feet long, twelve to fifteen feet 

 wide, with an open compartment or shed, about 

 twelve feet long (in which the dogs can take a 

 sun bath or get the air if the weather is not 

 favorable to go outside. This also makes an 

 ideal feeding pen), in the middle of the house, 

 without outside runs to each pen, and each run 

 opening into a large exercising yard, so that 

 all the dogs may have a good frolic together, of 



