KENNEL MAN — KENNELS 



Kennel Man. — A good kennel man is a most valuable 

 person, a bad one is a constant source of embarrassment 

 to his master and a danger to his charges. Unfortunately, 

 however, many dog-owners are completely under the in- 

 fluence of their servants, who affect airs, and act in a 

 manner not at all in accordance with the positions they 

 should hold. A hard-working, honest, sober man, even 

 if he may not possess an extensive knowledge of the 

 breed he is called upon to look after, is therefore far 

 more valuable to his employer than one who deputes 

 his duties to a subordinate and apes the manners of his 

 superiors ; for the former is always willing to learn, whereas 

 the latter, who is not infrequently as ignorant as a man 

 can be, is perfectly hopeless in that respect, and cannot 

 be relied upon to carry out the orders of his master. 

 Above all things, the kennel man who possesses 2. penchant 

 for dosing his charges is a man to be avoided. (See 

 Breedings Exhibiting^ Preparing for Show.) 



Kennels. — Whatever breed of dog is kept one thing 

 is absolutely necessary, and this is, that proper accom- 

 modation is provided for sleeping purposes. Of course 

 we all know that a dog can sleep anywhere — in fact 

 many do — but if health, strength, condition, and a 

 capacity for work are sought for in him, the owner 

 who supplies him with a damp or draughty kennel will 

 surely be disappointed in the long run. Kennels, of 

 course, vary immensely in design, and many of such 

 designs are admirably adapted to the purposes to which 

 they are devoted ; but, on the contrary, some of them — 

 and these are not necessarily the least expensive — are 

 veritable death-traps for the dogs which inhabit them. 

 It would, for instance, be hard to imagine a more in- 

 appropriate shelter for a dog or any other animal than 

 the old-fashioned kennel, with an aperture for ingress 

 and egress which occupies almost the whole of the front. 

 Such a den allows the cold winds and rain to beat upon 



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