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These the owner will know all about. If the dog be a heavy feeder, 

 he will need to be galloped oftener than a less hearty one. He 

 should be taken on to a piece of level grass and allowed to play and 

 to gallop himself into form, getting over a lot of ground, and at the 

 same time doing some sharp work, which latter is very important. 

 If long walking exercise be indulged in, the Whippet not only gets 

 slow but also loses dash at the finish. In commencing to train, care 

 must be taken to avoid galloping a dog too often before he is fit 

 enough to sprint the distance without showing signs of tiring ; this 

 makes an animal finish badly and grow false. Puppies should not 

 be galloped too far. Fifty yards will be quite a sufficient distance 

 for youngsters, increasing the run as the dog conditions. It is also 



FIG. 34. A TYPE OF SHOW WHIPPET. 



a bad plan to keep on trying them. If there be a promising one, 

 he should be tried with one that he can beat. He should not be 

 tried against an animal far his superior in pace, or it will take the 

 dash out of him. 



In feeding, wholesome and plain food must be the order of the 

 day. Fatty scraps must always be avoided. Sheep's heads well 

 boiled (and once or twice a week an onion and a parsnip may be 

 boiled with these and afterwards mashed) will prove beneficial. 

 Brown bread a fortnight old should be well covered with the broth 

 from the heads, and a new-laid egg be beaten in with it. This 

 dietary will suffice for a few days, when beef, boiled to "rags" or else 

 cooked in the Dutch oven to such a condition that when cut the 

 gravy follows the knife, should be given. If the Whippet be a bad 

 feeder and somewhat delicate, he may have an egg beaten up and 

 given with a little toast before taking him out for the morning's 



