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ture the better, provided it is big enough to allow the ingress 

 and egress of the dog. The inside should be whitewashed, and 

 the very best bed that can be devised is fine pine shavings, as it 

 is as soft and warm as any, and the turpentine which it con- 

 tains is the surest of all antidotes against vermin. 



For persons living in towns, not having the command of 

 space, or keeping but a single dog, the movable dog-house, such 

 as I have described, placed on a plank platform, and having a 

 post annexed, to which the dog may be chained, will answer the 

 purpose, though if a dog is kept constantly chained up, he 

 should have regular exercise. If such a kennel as I have men- 

 tioned be used, each dog should at first be chained to a staple 

 adjoining his own house, to which he will soon become so per- 

 fectly accustomed, that he will never attempt to enter that of 

 his neighbor; and if they are watched at first, and punished if 

 they quarrel, they will live harmoniously enough ; provided al- 

 ways, that no bones or scraps of food be ever suffered to remain 

 in the kennel to breed contention, and that none of the fair sex — 

 to dogs, as to men, teterrima belli causa — be allowed to be at 

 large among the males, in those seasons when they are most ob- 

 noxious to addresses. Setters are much less quarrelsome than 

 Pointers, but steadiness and firmness will keep peace even 

 among the latter. 



It is unnecessary to say that the kennel, whether for one or 

 many dogs, cannot be kept too scrupulously clean ; as the least col- 

 lection of dirt not only renders the animal uncomfortable to him- 

 self, and offensive to others, but promotes humors, and is a mov- 

 ing cause of some of the worst disorders. 



Where it is not found practicable to have a channel of run- 

 ning water through the kennel, each dog should be provided at 

 all times with his own large earthen pan of water, which should 

 be kept continually fresh and renewed ; and in each pan there 

 should be at all seasons a piece of bar brimstone, but especially 

 in summer. This, acting as an alterative and gentle purgative, 

 will keep the bowels in good condition, cool the blood, and pre- 

 serve the softness of the coat. 



