1 86 OUR HOME PETS 



naturally in a kennel, shed, or some- out-build- 

 ing. Wherever it is it should be dry, clean, 

 and light, and protected from cold in winter. 

 The floor should slope a little so that water 

 will run off, and for the bed itself there should 

 be a low bench or platform, on which is laid 

 clean straw, fresh every few days, and covered 

 by an old rug or bit of carpet, which is tacked 

 down so that it will remain in position. The 

 whole place should be kept clean and sweet 

 by the use of whitewash or paint, and frequent- 

 ly washed out with a hose. The owner of a 

 valuable dog will find his reward in the happi- 

 ness no less than in the good health of his 

 pet. 



A dog of the medium size who sleeps in 

 the house, as the cocker and other spaniels, 

 as well as the black-and-tan, and his fellow- 

 terriers, needs at least a corner of his own in 

 a hall or empty room (never in a cellar), where 

 his bed, a strip of carpet or something of the 

 kind, shall be spread every night, and where, 

 also, if he is troublesome by reason of wander- 

 ing about the house, he may be chained up for 

 the night. 



The delicate dogs, the tender greyhounds 



