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meal ought to be all that the dog will comfortably 

 eat without stuffing. If any food is left in the 

 dishes it should be cleaned away before night, and 

 a dog who is " off his feed " should have attention. 



Dogs vary as much as people in the amount 

 they will eat. One gobbler is always thin, while 

 a dainty eater will put on more flesh than neces- 

 sary. It is the height of foolishness to pamper 

 a dog's taste and make him an epicure, but neither 

 is it wise to treat them all just alike. 



Exercise naturally follows feeding in our con- 

 sideration of the health of the dog. Exercise, 

 and plenty of it, is the best tonic, it keeps the 

 muscles hard and the stomach in shape; it pre- 

 vents fatness, and is just play for a dog. 



There is, however, exercise and exercise. To 

 walk a dog along on a lead is exercise, but three 

 minutes' free running is worth half an hour of 

 46 taking the dog out for a walk " after the man- 

 ner of the young lady who lives in the city. 

 Each kennel should have an exercising yard, a 

 lot as big as possible, where the dogs can be 

 turned out for a romp. One wants to be a little 

 careful about leaving a lot of dogs turned out to- 

 gether, for their likes and dislikes are as strong 

 as our own. 



I remember with sorrow an experience of this 

 kind. A recently purchased dog was added to a 



