BURNS — BUYING A DOG 



Burns. — When a dog is suffering from the effects of a 

 burn, the object of those in charge of him should be to 

 keep the air from the part and to reduce the inflammation ; 

 this can be accomplished in simple cases by applying 

 Hnseed-oil at frequent intervals. Severe burns should be 

 attended to by a professional man. 



Butterfly Nose. — A nose which is not all black, but 

 disfigured by pink specks or markings. (See Dudley Nose.) 



Button Ear. — An ear the tip of which points down- 

 wards, so as to conceal the inner burr. (See Rose Ear^ 

 Tulip Ear.) 



Buying a Dog. — The best advice that can be given to a 

 would-be purchaser of a dog, who may not possess much 

 experience of the canine race and their human friends, is to 

 go to a respectable dealer, and never to buy a dog at a show. 

 There are plenty of the former to be found who will serve 

 a customer well, if only from the hope of favours to come ; 

 but dogs which are exhibited are in so many cases shame- 

 fully trimmed, that when their coats grow again they are 

 scarcely recognisable. Many breeders decline to part with 

 the dogs they do not require for exhibition purposes, lest 

 they should fall into the hands of opponents who might 

 breed from them ; but of course, if any of their superfluous 

 stock can be purchased, a bargain may be secured, though 

 as a rule show dogs are not worth much for working 

 purposes. 



Buying a puppy is always a rather difficult task even 

 for an expert, as dogs change so much after they have 

 passed the earlier stages of their existence, and some 

 breeds do not arrive at maturity until they are two years 

 old. If the assistance of some one who understands the 

 variety of which the novice is anxious to possess a speci- 

 men can be secured, it will therefore be of use to the 

 purchaser, who, however, should make it a rule to avoid 



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