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for occupancy resembles the old fashioned kennel, except that the door 

 is placed at one side of the front end instead of in the centre, thus 

 giving the dog a better chance of being sheltered from cold, wet, and 

 draughts. It consists of seven pieces, the bottom (E), two sides (BB), 

 two ends (CC), and the two sides of the sloping roof (AA), and these 

 are so fitted that no nails or screws have to be withdrawn, but when it 

 is necessary to take it to pieces to scour or disinfect, or to pack for 

 travelling, the roof (AA), fitted with metal plugs which go into corres- 

 ponding holes in the upper edge of the sides (BB), is simply lifted up, 

 and the two pieces being held together by a long hinge running their 

 extreme length, fold together. The two end and two side pieces (BB) 

 in like manner work on such hinges, which are similar to those used 

 in pianos ; the end pieces (CC), when free from the metal plugs of the 

 sides, which fit into holes in their edges, are folded down on to the floor 

 piece (E) ; between the floor and the side pieces runs a piece of wood 

 (DD, DD) to raise the position of the hinge, so that when released from 

 the bolts and screws binding them to the bottom and end pieces, the 

 side pieces fall flat over the end pieces, which have been already folded 

 down, without straining the hinge; under the bottom piece at each 

 corner is a large brass knob (FFFF) to serve as feet to keep the kennel 

 off the wet ground, and these feet are fitted with screws, which work 

 through the intermediate piece referred to into female screws let into the 

 side pieces. This very materially strengthens the kennel when made 

 up, and, when unscrewed, although they do not come out of the bottom 

 piece, they relieve the sides and allow them to be folded down. 



It will thus be seen that the kennel may be said to consist of two parts 

 only, and that these can be taken to pieces and put together with the 

 greatest ease, no nails and no screws, except those of the feet, having to 

 be undone, and these latter only partially ; and when these two parts are 

 laid on each other and strapped together the whole kennel occupies no 

 more room than a large book. 



The great convenience of this arrangement for those who are moving, 

 or wish to travel, taking their dogs with them, is obvious, and it is 

 equally plain that dogs, being subject to a variety of contagious diseases, 

 the facility and thoroughness with which these kennels can be cleansed 

 and disinfected is also a very great advantage. 



There is another point yet to be noticed, and that is the fitting of 



