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spoonful. These quantities may be given 5 or 6 times a day in addition 

 to the mother's milk, and may be slowly increased as necessary. 



For breeds in which small size is essential, as, for instance, in terriers 

 and toys, concentrated puppy foods must be used with caution and not 

 continued longer than is necessary, lest they make the dogs grow too big. 

 Improved nourishment necessarily implies increased bodily development; 

 and one of the most successful and observant breeders of Scottish terriers 

 recently told the writer that he has had to altogether abandon the use 

 of such foods because they made his dogs grow too big. 



Little puppies fed upon plain cow's milk have either to go short of 

 proper nourishment or to overtax their stomachs by loading them with 

 about thrice the bulk of food for which they have natural capacity. Viewed 

 from this standpoint, the plight of poor little wretches fed on diluted 

 cow's milk is evil indeed. We have all of us seen puppies grudgingly al- 

 lowed just enough nourishment to live upon until they are able to take 

 care of themselves — poor, sunken-eyed, half-starved little creatures that 

 do somehow manage to pull through on bread and watered milk, on which 

 they gorge themselves when they get a chance until it is a marvel they do 

 not burst and thus end their miserable existence. No wonder that such 

 of them as struggle through to maturity make small, pot-bellied dogs. It 

 is the worst possible policy to breed good puppies and then starve them. 



SEPERATING DOGS WHEN FIGHTING 



One dog supposed to have a hold on the other dog, generally the case, 

 so I give this as a sample. A pail of water will in many cases make the 

 dog let go — for a minute or less, but in some breeds, as Bull terriers, or 

 Airedale terriers, this will not work. You might, if strong enough in the 

 hand, choke the one dog off, but in cases of Bull terriers I have failed, 

 if you had a bottle of amonia right there, this would make any dog let go — 

 for a minute or so only, if it was a Bull terrier. What will make any dog 

 let go is a lit cigar held to his nose, or, a burning match may do if no lit 

 cigar is handy. The trouble now comes up, after separated, that one or 

 both dogs will get right at it again, and here is where you must have a 

 level head, and your nerve, to prevent this. One person alone will have a 

 contract on his hands, but if there happens to be some other sensible 

 man there to assist, each one of you grab a dog by his collar, or, if no 

 collar on dog, then by the nap of his neck, and hold your dog back. I have 

 separated dogs alone, by holding each one apart at arms length, but it's 

 quite a job. A dog can't bite you, if you keep your head, not afraid or 

 scared yourself, when you have a firm hold on his collar, on top of his neck, 

 or by the nap of his neck, on top. Neither dog in the fight is wanting to 

 bite you — it's the other dog he is after. 



Now see In this book, "Bites," as to how to treat them if dog is 

 bitten, or you might be. 



DISFECTANTS 



A disinfectant is important to health and absolutely necessary in ev- 

 ery kennel. All bench shows use some disinfectant of which there are 



