BEETROOT — B ENCHES 



laid well back, the chest narrow and deep, whilst the loins 

 are powerful, and the back rather arched. The forelegs 

 are rather long and quite straight, and the hind ones 

 slightly bent at the stifles, the tail being about ten inches 

 long and scimitar-shaped. The coat is a mixture of soft 

 and hard hair, crisp to the touch and rough, whilst the 

 best colours are blue and liver, or these mixed with tan. 

 Average weight about 23 lbs. ; height, 16 inches. (See 

 Trinuning^ 



Beetroot is a very useful addition to a dog's food if 

 well boiled, and forms an acceptable change, as it assists 

 in keeping the bowels open and in adding flesh when an 

 animal has lost condition. (See Feedifig.) 



Benches. — It is always a bad thing for dogs to have 

 to lie on the floor of their kennels, and therefore, excepting 

 in the case of young puppies and pregnant bitches, a 

 raised wooden bench should always be provided for them 

 to sleep upon. These should be about eighteen or twenty 

 inches above the floor, but 

 the height and width of 

 the bench must of course 

 depend upon the breed 

 kept. It is desirable, how- 

 ever, to have them high 

 enough to prevent the 

 dogs from wetting the bed- 

 ding if they lift their legs 

 against the front of the 



benches. The fronts of the latter should be boarded down 

 to the ground, so that the animals cannot creep under 

 them in order to conceal bones ; and there should be a 

 strip of wood about four inches wide along the edge to keep 

 the bedding from falling out. The benches should also be 

 portable, so that they can be moved for cleansing purposes. 



The accompanying illustration shows a very well- 



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Portable Bench. 



