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ding; good, nourishing food at regular hours; 

 all the fresh water he wants to drink; plenty of 

 exercise, and a little grooming. Given these few 

 things and a terrier will be " disgustingly well," 

 full of high spirits, and happy as a clam at high 

 tide. It is really so easy to keep a terrier " fit," 

 and it means so much to the dog and his owner, 

 whether he be a dog owner for pleasure or profit, 

 that it is nothing less than criminal not to do so. 



Kennels, bedding, food and feeding, water, ex- 

 ercise, and grooming these are the things which 

 given proper attention mean a healthy and happy 

 dog. Let us take them up, one at a time, for it 

 is as often ignorance as thoughtlessness that 

 causes the trouble. 



The question as to the kind of a kennel is 

 bound to have a variety of different answers ac- 

 cording to whether one lives in the city or the 

 country, in the North or the South, and whether 

 one is to keep one dog or fifty. There are, how- 

 ever, certain fundamental considerations that 

 apply to any home for dogs. 



In the first place, all terriers, especially those 

 wearing those wonderful, double, weather-proof 

 garments we call " wire coats," are best off living 

 the simple life out of doors. This is true in any 

 climate. I used to have all sorts of troubles with 

 the skins and coats of my wire terriers till I just 



