GROSS FEEDERS — GUN SHY 



or chamois leather, rubbing the hair the right way. (See 

 BrusheSy Cleansing the Coat, Combs, Preparing for Show.) 



Gross Feeders. — Many dogs are great gluttons, and 

 will not only eat far more than is good for them, but w^ill 

 pick up and devour any street garbage they come across 

 if allowed to do so. In the latter case the propensity is 

 often due to a disordered condition of the stomach, which 

 can be cured by a course of medicine, such as Spratt's 

 Alterative Powders ; in the former, the owner has it in his 

 power to check the greediness by feeding the dog by 

 itself and only providing it with a proper allowance of 

 food. (See Feeding, Shy Feeder.) 



Gruel is one of the best diets for sick dogs which are 

 suffering from diseases which engender a high tempera- 

 ture, and a few basinsful should always be given to a 

 brood bitch after she has whelped. It may be mentioned, 

 however, that oatmeal possesses a tendency to relax the 

 bowels or heat the blood of some dogs if given them 

 regularly, but in most cases they become accustomed to it 

 after a while, and this effect wears off. The gruel should 

 be carefully made with fresh milk, as if it is lumpy or not 

 sufficiently cooked the taste of the raw meal will cause a 

 sick dog to refuse it. It must be given fresh and sweet, 

 as if allowed to stand about too long it will turn sour and 

 cause more harm than good. (See Brood Bitch, Nursing.) 



Gun Shy. — A term applied to a dog which bolts at the 

 sound of a gun being fired. It is next to impossible to 

 overcome this feeling of timidity, and a gun-shy dog being 

 useless in the field he is best destroyed, or if good-looking, 

 kept for show purposes. (See Breaking.) 



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