A STHMA — A USTRA LI AN TERRIER 



flooring for kennels, as it is easily laid, not expensive, and 

 is readily swilled over with water. It is not, however, so 

 well adapted for outdoor yards, as it possesses a tendency 

 to become soft in hot weather. In this respect it is inferior 

 to cement, but it is warmer for the dogs to move about 

 upon. (See Floors.) 



Asthma. — The presence of this may be detected by the 

 troubled, wheezy breathing of the dog and t|ie crackling 

 sound that is heard if the ear is placed to his chest. These 

 symptoms are frequently associated with vomiting and 

 constipation of the bowels. The treatment is to administer 

 a mild purgative and to feed at frequent intervals on small 

 quantities of underdone meat. For medicines, the pre- 

 scriptions given by Mr. Sewell in ^'The Dogs' Medical 

 Dictionary " are most efficacious. 



Astringents create a contraction of tissue. (See Medi- 

 cines?) 



Atavism is the term applied to the tendency to " throw 

 back" — that is, to show a resemblance to some more or 

 less remote ancestor. (See Back Blood,) 



Australian Terrier. — The fact that all dogs entering 

 this country are subjected to strict quarantine is no doubt 

 responsible for so few Australian terriers being seen in 

 England, as the specimens of the breed which have ap- 

 peared have been a good deal admired. In general appear- 

 ance the breed somewhat resembles the working type of 

 Skye terrier, or possibly a cross between that dog and the 

 hard-haired Scottish terrier, the shape of the head being 

 of the shape of the latter, but it carries a soft top-knot. 

 The ears if uncropped are small and carried erect, but the 

 body is rather larger than that of the Scottish terrier. The 

 legs, too, are somewhat longer, and the lower parts and 

 feet are smooth, whilst the hocks are slightly bent. The 



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