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tion it is fair to presume he has tape or com- 

 mon worms, and should be treated as else- 

 where provided. 



During the hunting season the ration can 

 be increased in proportion to the work done. 

 A hound should never under any circumstances 

 have access to an unlimited quantity of food 

 or be allowed to eat until he ceases to be hun- 

 gry. The minute he ceases to eat eagerly and 

 begins to walk about, pick or choose his food, 

 he should be stopped. 



It is not enough to see that they are sup- 

 plied with sufficient food. Like human beings 

 they vary much in their requirements, and it 

 is advisable to watch them closely when eating 

 to make note of the effect of different quan- 

 tities of food upon their systems and to ob- 

 serve their changing conditions. Bear in mind 

 the age, amount of exercise, health, season of 

 the year, and their individual needs. Always 

 be on the lookout for a falling or flagging 

 appetite, as that is the earliest and surest 

 symptom of disease. When the kennelman 

 has familiarized himself with their individual 

 appetites and manner of eating he should sep- 

 arate the hounds at feeding time, the timid, 

 shrinking, poor feeders in one pen and the 

 hustling bolters in another. 



