HEMORRHOIDS — HARD-HAIRED SCOTTISH TERRIER 



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Haemorrhoids, which are often mistaken for piles, are 

 not an uncommon form of trouble amongst dogs which 

 suffer from constipation, and especially so in the case 

 of old animals. To obtain relief the bowels should be 

 kept relaxed by proper food, and if constipated an enema 

 may be administered, whilst a soothing ointment should 

 be applied. (See Enema, Piles, Suppositories.) 



Handler. — The description by which the professional 

 keepers who take charge of exhibition dogs and show 

 them for their owners are known. (See Exhibiting^ 



Hand-rubbing is very useful in assisting to impart 

 polish to a dog's coat after grooming. It also is most 

 efficacious in cases of rheumatism if applied carefully and 

 in the direction the coat naturally lies. 



Hard-bitten. — A term used in describing a plucky dog 

 who will accept punishment without flinching. 



Hard-haired Scottish Terrier or Diehard. — The above 

 very cumbersome name is used to describe a most valuable 

 breed of terrier, but its adoption has become necessary in 

 order to avoid the absurd mistake into which some English 

 people fall when they refer to this dog as the Aberdeen 

 terrier. As a matter of fact the breed is distributed all 

 over Scotland, and although the dog lovers of the Granite 

 City have possessed some excellent specimens of it, they 

 have never claimed the honour of being regarded as the 

 originators of the variety. On behalf of the hard-haired 

 Scottish terrier it may be claimed that there is no gamer, 

 better-constitutioned, or more devoted companion in the 

 canine world than he, and hence the popularity which 



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