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sometimes pups that have been frightened by the discharge 

 of a gun, will get over it and make good dogs. Therefore, 

 in selecting a dog, first ascertain to a certainty whether he 

 is gun-shy or not. Care should be exercised in this, as pups 

 are sometimes made so by sudden fright. It is best to 

 select a pup and raise him yourself. See to the feeding in per- 

 son; have him in your company as much as possible, as it is 

 by associating with man that dogs become intelligent. 



However sagacious and intelligent a dog may be by na- 

 ture, he will only become a ninny if chained up in some 

 back shed by himself. It is much less trouble to raise two 

 dogs than one, as they will be company for one another and 

 less inclined to stray off. 



CARE OF DOGS. 



Dogs should have all the freedom possible for their 

 proper development. Do not keep them chained up, as it has 

 a tendancy to make them crooked in the hind legs, and hump 

 backed. Young dogs require a large amount of food, and 

 should be fed about twice a day ; table scrap is good for 

 them and a little raw meat occasionally will do them good. 

 Give them plenty of meat bones, as they are very fond of 

 gnawing old bones. Pups should have plenty of salt in their 

 food as a worm preventative, and there is no worm medicine 

 equal to salt. Dogs whose food is strongly salted at least 

 once a week will generally be free from worms; after they 

 are two years old, once a day is as often as they should be 

 fed, and at night is the best time. Do not be afraid to feed 

 them meat; as a rule cooked meat is best, but they should 

 have occasionally a good feed of raw meat. When they are 

 to be hunted hard, they should be fed plenty ; table scrap 

 is good if there is plenty of it. A dog will stand almost any 

 amount of hard work if he is well fed. Give him plenty of 

 meat, and if constipated, plenty of fat meat will remedy it, 



