52 THE OLD ENGLISH SHEEP DOG 



meals a day are sufficient ; and of these the first or 

 morning meal should be a comparatively light one. The 

 second or evening meal should be a hearty one, practi- 

 cally as much as the animal cares to eat. 



From personal experience I recommend three staple 

 foods : 



1. Spratt's cod-liver oil biscuits, or Spratt's meat 

 biscuits. 



2. Spratt's hound meal, or Rodnim. 



3. Flako, prepared by the Uveco Cereals Company. 

 And they should all be obtained direct from the makers. 



In using them it is to be remembered that the daily 

 bill of fare should be diversified as much as possible, for 

 sheep dogs, in common with their masters, appreciate 

 variety in their diet. 



Each one of these staple foods may be given either 

 dry or soaked, which gives six changes to begin with ; 

 and by adding an occasional proportion of white or brown 

 bread soaked in gravy, table scraps, green vegetables, 

 onions and potatoes, sheep's heads and paunches, the 

 combinations are almost endless. The paunches should 

 be very carefully cleaned and either cooked or scalded, 

 and both heads and paunches thoroughly well mixed 

 with the other ingredients. 



This diet will generally be found ample and varied 

 enough to keep the healthy bob-tail in the best of show 

 condition. 



Special care is to be given to the utensils in which 



