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sirous of trying the experiment with some of the progeny, and 

 with my best advice and instructions as to their management 

 and usi'. 



H;iviug thus disposed of the threi; species of dog used in Up- 

 land shooting, I shall proceed shortly to lay down a few plain 

 and general rules, for their treatment in the kennel and the 

 field, their condition, breaking, and some of their more ordinary 

 and dangerous diseases, and then pass onward to fowl shooting 

 on the shores of the Atlantic. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



The first point in kennel management is the kennel itself, and, 

 for a person keeping several dogs, the best and most suitable to 

 this country is an enclosure of pickets, sufficiently high to ren- 

 der it impossible for dogs even to attempt to leap over them, 

 surrounding a space of ground the larger the better, as the dogs 

 will then have room enough to run at speed, and to play toge- 

 ther, which is undoubtedly conducive to health. This space 

 should be gravelled, or strewed with fine sand, and if it could 

 be so contrived as to have a channel of water running through 

 it, that would be a great addition, both to the health and com- 

 fort of the dogs. 



Along one side or end of this place should be a shed, closed 

 at the back and ends, with a shingle roof, at least ten feet deep, 

 so as to afford a complete shelter from snow, rain, and sun- 

 shine. This shed, which should be open in front, must be 

 floored with plank, with a moderate inclination, so as to allow 

 any moisture to drain off readily. The opening should face the 

 south. Along the back of this shed should be ranged a row of 

 ordinary dog-houses of pine plank, one for each dog. These 

 should have no bot'oms, that they may be removed, and the 

 boards scoured beneath, from lime to time. They should not be 

 less than three feet in leng h, by two in breadth, and two feet 

 high at the eaves, by three at the ridge. The smaller the aper- 



