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For this purpose there is no food, in the writer's opinion, to be 

 compared with that manufactured for human youngsters by Messrs. 

 Mellin. It should be prepared in exactly the same way as for 

 a child, and the puppies will take it greedily and thrive upon it 

 amazingly. It may also be administered with good results for some 

 considerable time after weaning. 



As great strength of bone is greatly to be desired in Bulldogs, 

 the puppies should be fed with a view to its increasing and 

 strengthening in bone. Oatmeal is a bone-forming food of some 

 value, but chemical analysis proves that its value as a bone food 

 is not so great as is popularly supposed. If given to puppies, it 

 must be thoroughly well cooked in the form of porridge, with a little 

 milk. Thorough cooking is also essential in the case of rice or. 

 any other grain, for if given in a half-cooked state the effect is 

 irritating upon the tender stomachs of the puppies, and purging 

 results. 



A little finely shredded raw meat given occasionally is beneficial ; 

 stale brown bread soaked in good gravy, or a reliable puppy-meal 

 with gravy, should form the staple food of the puppies, and now and 

 again a little finely ground bone meal should be added to the food 

 for the sake of its value as a bone strengthener and former, and 

 if any puppy should be particularly weak in bone or be rickety, 

 a little of Parrish's Chemical Food should be given it every day. 



The motto for puppy feeding must be " A little and often " : six 

 or eight times a day is not too often to feed freshly weaned puppies. 

 The first meal should be as early as possible in the morning, and 

 the last should be given the last thing at night. Good food, warm 

 housing (but not coddling), and exercise in plenty are the three 

 essentials for rearing strong and healthy Bulldogs. Puppies should 

 be allowed all the liberty possible, and the more they have of it 

 the better and the stronger they will be. 



The Toy Bulldog has not been dealt with here. It will form 

 the subject of another chapter. 



The following description of the pure-bred Old English Bulldog 

 has been compiled and adopted by the Bulldog Club (1875) as 

 the correct standard type of excellence in the breed, after carefully 

 comparing all obtainable opinions. 



In forming a judgment on any specimen of the breed, the general 

 appearance which is the first impression the dog makes as a whole 

 on the eye of the judge should be first considered. Secondly 

 should be noticed its size, shape, and make, or rather its proportions 

 in the relation they bear to each other. (No point should be so 

 much in excess of the others as to destroy the general symmetry, 

 or make the dog appear deformed, or interfere with its powers of 

 motion, etc.) Thirdly, his style, carriage, gait, temper, and his 

 several points should be considered separately in detail, as follows, 



