122 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



pegs going down into the concrete. "When this 

 hardens (if a nail will not scratch it it is set) you 

 toe-nail on the corner posts and the top frame, af- 

 ter which the edifice is squared and held so by di- 

 agonals while you cut and fit on the rafters. The 

 shingle ribbing goes on next, spaced the same dis- 

 tance apart as the shingles are to be laid to the 

 weather, 8 inches. The roof shingles are then put 

 on, beginning with the double bottom course and 

 laying up half a shingle less each course, so that 

 if you have to quit work at any time none will be 

 totally exposed to the sun or rain and be warped. 

 It takes a day's work to shingle this roof. Next 

 you start covering the body of the kennel. As its 

 sole heat will be the warmth given out by the 

 bodies of the dogs it is well to conserve this in 

 winter by getting some insulated hair felt refriger- 

 ator car lining and wrapping it on over the shingle 

 ribbing, tacking it flat here and there. Next goes 

 on the trim, the corner finish and water table and 

 then you are ready for the body shingles which are 

 laid the same as the roof. An inside sheathing 

 of %-inch tongue-and-groove wainscoting will 

 make the kennel still warmer in winter and cooler 

 in summer. This is not essential, however, and 

 robs one of 5 inches of inside room all around. 

 Concrete makes a poor floor for dogs to lie on, 



