J«8 USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING DOGS. 



THE MODEL KENNEL — HOW TO BUILD. 



The following valuable article was written especially for tin's book by 

 Mr. Fred Jacobi, Proprietor of the Woodbine Kennels, Lowell, Mich.: 



In view of the fact that "Man's Best Friend," the dog, has proven him- 

 self the most faithful of all animals, accepting with good grace such care 

 as may be bestowed upon him, whether it be from the hands of the rich 

 whose home is surrounded with everything that is beautiful and luxurious, 

 or the poor wandering tramp who can only afford to divide the few crumbs 

 that he is able to beg or steal, to this ever true companion should be granted 

 the privilege and pleasure of a place that he may know is his home. 



The kennel raised dog has not the liberties and pleasures of the or- 

 dinary house dog, and to him more attention should be given as to his 

 home and surroundings that he may thrive well and be in fit condition 

 to be seen at all times. No dog can present a good appearance if he is 

 brought up from puppyhood in a cellar or old sheds, cramped quarters and 

 foul surroundings, with a dozen mates to join in the miserable life, as is 

 often done by some breeders. It is no wonder that these dogs are always 

 out of condition, loaded with skin diseases which infest such places. Many 

 men would gladly give their dogs a better home and have surroundings 

 more comfortable, yet they have been at a loss how to construct a kennel 

 that would be best adapted for the dog's welfare. In this article I have 

 tried to get a thorough description of a "model kennel" well suited for the 

 convenience of twenty-five dogs, and as many more puppies. These nlans 

 are not imaginary, but exhibited at the Woodbine Kennels, Lowell, Mich., 

 where visitors are always welcome. 



First should be considered the location. This should be high and dry 

 soil, a side hill will give the best results so that excessive rains will not 

 form pools of water in the kennel yard. Select your site and stake it off ten 

 rods square. Get cedar posts nine feet long, set them in the ground three 

 feet, one rod apart, taking special care that corner posts are firmly anchored. 

 Dig a trench from post to post eighteen inches deep. Next get some No. 

 12 galvanized wire, lay this in trench and staple to each post, drawn tight 

 with wire stretcher. After this wire is drawn tight all around the yard 

 at bottom of trench, then start the second wire just two inches above the 

 lower wire, then the third, and so on until you have nine rows of wire two 

 Inches apart. Next throw the earth into the trench, leaving the top wire 

 exposed. By taking this precaution you may rest assured that your dogs 

 will never trouble you by digging out of the kennel yard. Now get fortv 

 rods of good, reliable kennel fencing, which should be six feet high, and 

 a two-inch mesh. Fasten to posts firmly, the lower wire meeting the top 

 wire previously fastened from post to post. 



The foundation of kennel building should be next to be considered, 

 this should be of stone, 18 inches thick and three or four feet high, 16x60, 

 will furnish ample room. Have opening at each end of wall, 2x3 feet, to 

 allow dogs to run in during hot days or stormy weather. Next lay the joists. 

 then the studding, which should be six or seven feet high. Have good 

 pitch to roof. Before putting on siding or shingling, get some good building 

 paper, covering all sides and roof. For this purpose there is nothing finer 

 made than "Cabot's" sheathing, a superior building paner, two lavers of 

 paner between which is woven eel grass % inch in thickness. This paper 

 will keen out heat as well as cold, is germ proof and can not burn on ac- 

 count of the saltv nature of the lining. Place this on roof boards before 

 shingling if a thorough iob is wanted. Next put on your siding. Have 

 three windows on each side. 30x6 0, two sash that will slide by each other, 

 much handier than ones that raise. Have door at each end of kennel. 

 Have a brick chimney built at each end of kennel. In summer time you 

 can use chimney in cook room with short length of pipe; in the cold 

 weather you can run stove pipe the full length of building to other chim- 

 ney, which will warm up the interior at no greater expense while the food is 

 being cooked. Next put up a partition at each end of building, 10x16, one 

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