474 British Dogs. 



balsam, or a charge made as follows : Canada balsam, 2|oz, ; yellow 

 rosin, ^oz. ; melt together, spread on thin leather or paper, and put on 

 whilst still slightly warm. The dog being held firmly by an assistant, 

 the operator, with a pair of strong sharp scissors, cuts along the edge of 

 the pattern paper. Friar's balsam should be at once applied to stop the 

 bleeding. The paper with the charge may be left on as a support. 



CHAPTER IV. GENERAL MANAGEMENT. 



Kennels. The first consideration on becoming possessed of a dog is 

 where to keep him, and even if intended to be in the house he should 

 have his own corner, mat, basket, or other place in which to sleep, and 

 to which he can be sent at any time when he is in the way. For out-of- 

 door dogs a kennel is absolutely necessary, and on its construction the 

 health and comfort of its inmates largely depends. Some people seem to 

 think anything good enough for a dog, and make shift with an old box 

 or rickety barrel for a sleeping place, where the wind and the rain both 

 beat on the inmate. It is the duty of every man who keeps an animal of 

 any kind to look after its health and comfort, and warm dry housing is 

 essential to that end ; barrels, however sound and impervious to rain, 

 are unsuitable, on account of their shape. A dog should have a flat level 

 surface to lie upon. When a dog coils himself round for sleep in a barrel, 

 the centre of his body must be considerably lower than the rest, and 

 that is unnatural, and must cause discomfort if no worse effects. The 

 ordinary wooden kennel used for single yard and other dogs is an 

 abominable contrivance, as cold and comfortless as it is ugly, and when 

 it has to be moved from place to place, costs about as much for carriage 

 as it is worth. 



I some years ago, in the columns of The Country, suggested and 

 described a portable kennel suitable to one-dog men, and since then I 

 have got a carpenter to carry out the idea, and in this he has admirably 

 succeeded. The following is a description of the kennel referred to : 



The Portable Folding Kennel. This is made of wood, and when fixed 



