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summer it served as well as the trees to shade the aog 

 from the sun's heat. Ticks will frequently be found 

 on the walls of the kennels ; in that case they must 

 be washed away, and if they persist in returning, a 

 little whitewash will remove them. In erectmg a 

 kennel, as with a stable, the soil should be chosen 

 particularly dry. Hounds will suffer equally with 

 horses from the effects of damp. 



THE FOOD. 



Dogs, in their natural state, are carnivorous animals ; 

 but domesticated and trained for the uses of man, they 

 must be fed according to the purposes to which they 

 are put, and the exercise they are to undergo ; for on 

 this depends their health, condition, and comfort. 

 They are as much liable to disease from over-feeding 

 as from poverty. 



Every species of animal substance, whether fresh or 

 putrid, is alike to dogs, except that of a hawk, goose, 

 and crow ; and also the flesh of his own race, from 

 which they shrink with apparent disgust ; and cook 

 this last in whatever way you will, it is impossible to 

 deceive them. 



Dogs, generally, are not averse to herbs or vege- 

 tables, and these have conduced greatly to their 

 benefit ; much meat, and especially when given raw, 

 where little exercise is called for, produces the dis- 

 temper and many other malignant disorders. Bones 

 of every description, except those of fish, should be 

 given to dogs, as the stomach receives great benefit 

 from their action on it. Horse-flesh is very nutritious 

 when they are in regular exercise. Paunches, tripe, 



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