DIEHARDS — DISINFECTANTS 



Diehards. — A name applied to hard-haired Scottish 

 terriers by their admirers. (See Hm'd- haired Scottish 

 Terrier.) 



Dingo, or Warragal. — The indigenous wild dog of 

 Australia, a few specimens of which have been seen in 

 this country. There is not, however, much that is attractive 

 about the dingo, which is usually of a more or less 

 unsociable disposition, though he adapts himself fairly well 

 to civilisation. In his wild state he does not bark as an 

 ordinary dog does, but after he associates with human 

 beings and other members of his species he frequently 

 begins to imitate the voices of the latter. In shape the 

 dingo somewhat resembles the wolf, but the colour of 

 the former is red when he reaches the adult stage of his 

 existence, though the puppies are born very dark in colour, 

 in fact, almost black. 



Dish-face. — When the muzzle of a dog turns upwards 

 at the nose, so as to leave the suggestion of a dip between 

 that organ and the eyes, he is said to be dish-faced. (See 

 Down-face^ Frog-face^ 



Disinfectants should be in use in every large; kennel, 

 not merely in order that the atmosphere of the place should 

 be kept sweet, but with the view of preventing infection 

 spreading if disease should suddenly break out amongst 

 the inmates. For general purposes there is nothing to 

 beat carbolic acid, but many persons object to the odour 

 of this fluid, and the same may be said of chloride of lime. 

 If this is the case an efficient substitute will be found in 

 permanganate of potash liberally diluted with water, and 

 this will be found to be far cheaper than Condy's fluid, 

 which it strongly resembles. Whatever form of disin- 

 fectant is used it is always desirable that it should be kept 

 in a vessel out of reach of the dogs, as some of the 

 remedies employed are poisonous, and none of them are 

 beneficial to the animals that drink them. 



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