44. THE AIREDALE 



run full of home bred youngsters, and because 

 he was older and bigger he played the bully till 

 one bright morning three of his victims combined 

 forces and gave him a lesson in manners. It was 

 a lesson for his owner too, for the dog's ear was 

 so chewed that he was ruined for showing. 



The last item in the care of the dog is groom- 

 ing, but it is at least as important as any of the 

 others we have taken up. Most dogs are washed 

 too ofteji and not brushed often enough. Wash- 

 ing once in two weeks in summer and once a 

 month in winter is all that is needed to keep a 

 terrier clean, but he should be brushed daily. 



In washing a dog start at the head with a good 

 disinfectant soap and work backwards and down- 

 wards, for fleas make for the head when threat- 

 ened with drowning and only in this way can 

 these pests be gotten rid of. It is well to let the 

 soap stay in the coat a few minutes, but it must 

 be all washed out very carefully before drying 

 the dog. 



The daily grooming should consist first of a 

 combing with a fairly fine comb to clean out mat- 

 ted dirt and hair. This should be followed by a 

 sharp brushing with what is called in stable a 

 dandy brush. The finishing touches will be a 

 rub down with a hound glove, such as is sold in 

 the kennel supply stores. Such treatment will 



