BREEDERS' SOCIETIES — BRICK PAVING 



feeds should be small and frequent, the precaution being 

 taken to leave nothing standing by them lest it should turn 

 sour and upset their stomachs. 



No doubt many puppies suffer in their youth from being 

 allowed to roam about on a cold floor, and in order to 

 avoid trouble in this respect the low bench upon which 

 their bed is placed should be of wood, and the floor of their 

 shed should be covered with peat-moss or sawdust to keep 

 them warm. It may here be observed that it is always 

 best for the bitch to be confined in a warm and dry, but 

 well-ventilated shed whilst she is devoting her attention 

 to maternal duties ; and if the window is so placed that the 

 sun can enter the place it will be all the better, as sunshine 

 and fresh air are both great factors in the development of 

 puppies. (See Brood-Bitchy In-breeding, Puppies, Selecting a 

 Stud Dog.) 



Breeders' Societies. — Of late years most breeds of dogs 

 are honoured by having a Society — some favoured varieties 

 have two or more — devoted to their interests, and beyond all 

 doubt these bodies work hard in favour of their protegees, 

 who owe much of the popularity they enjoy to the good 

 offices of their friends. Whether the best interests of the 

 canine race are advanced by the existence of specialist 

 clubs is, however, another matter, upon which opinions 

 differ, and there is certainly justification for the belief that 

 some of the good old English breeds have suffered severely 

 from the support given to foreign varieties which have 

 been favoured by the influence of powerful clubs. There 

 is, moreover, always the prospect of a specialist society 

 developing into a clique, and by its influence compelling 

 breeders to accept their views regarding the alteration of 

 the points of an old-established variety which had existed 

 and flourished long before the would-be reformers ever 

 owned a dog at all. 



Brick Paving. — This is a thoroughly bad form of paving 

 for kennels, as not only does the porous nature of the 



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