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I adapted from the suggestions of a chicken 

 owner, who used a similar box as a coop for hens 

 with young chicks. It is a box that can be taken 

 all apart. The floor is a raised platform against 

 which the sides fit closely, being fastened to- 

 gether with hooks. The roof slants backward 

 and is held in place by thin strips that fit just in- 

 side the walls. 



This is fine for summer, but must be Very care- 

 fully made to be tight enough for cold weather. 

 Its flat floor makes it admirable for a bitch with 

 puppies and it has the great advantage of 

 enabling you to leave off any side you wish. 

 Naturally, they are very easy to clean. They 

 can be made any size or shape you wish and cost 

 from five dollars up. 



For the man who is going into a large kennel 

 little can be said that will be broadly useful. One 

 wants to build a model kennel of hard wood and 

 concrete, while the next has an old chicken house 

 to adapt to doggy uses; naturally requirements 

 and conditions are very different. 



The first thing that any kennel builder wants to 

 see to is that he has good natural drainage and 

 that his runs are on quickly drying ground, gravel 

 rather than clay. Southern exposures are the 

 favorites, and it is better to have two or three 

 smaller buildings rather than to house all the 



