THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON. 



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It must be admitted that Griffons are 

 not the easiest of dogs to rear, particu- 

 larly at weaning time. From live to 

 eight weeks is always a critical period in 

 the puppyhood of a Griffon, and it is 

 necessary to supersede their maternal 

 nourishment with extreme caution. Farin- 

 aceous foods do not answer, and usuallv 

 cause trouble sooner or later. A small 

 quantity of scraped raw beef — an egg- 

 spoonful at four weeks, increasing to a 

 teaspoonful at six — mav be given once a 

 day, and from four to five weeks two addi- 

 tional meals of warm milk — goat's for 

 preference — and not more than a table- 

 spoonful at a time should be given. From 

 five to six weeks the mother will remain 

 with the puppies at night only, and three 

 milk meals may be given during the day, 

 with one of scraped meat, at intervals of 

 about four hours, care being taken to give 

 too little milk ratlier than too much. At 

 six weeks the puppies may usually be taken 

 entirely from the mother, and at this time 

 it is generally advisable t(j give a gentle 



the rubicon of eight weeks has been passed, 

 care and oversight should be unremitting. 

 At eight weeks old, Force or brown bread- 

 crumbs may be added to the morning 

 milk, chopped meat may be given instead 



MRS. T. WHALEY S 



CH GLENARTNEY SPORF. 



BY CH LOUSTIC CORA 



MISS A F. HALLS 



CH. LA PERLE DES GRIFFONS. 



photograph by Rtissi:!!. 



vermifuge, such as Ruby. A very little 

 German rusk may also be added to the 

 milk meals, which mav be increased to one 

 and a-half tablespoimfuls at a time, but it 

 must always be remembered that, in nine 

 cases out of ten, trouble is caused by over- 

 feeding rather than underfeeding, and until 



of scraped at midday, the usual milk at 

 tea-time, and a dry biscuit, such as Plas- 

 mon, for supper. At ten weeks' old the 

 milk at tea-time may be discontinued and 

 the other meals increased accordingly, and 

 very little further trouble need be feared, 

 for Griffons very rarely suffer from teeth- 

 ing troubles. 



I do not like the idea of herding puppies 

 together, feeding them and attending to 

 their material needs, but making no attempt 

 to develop their intelligence and finer 

 qualities. The puppies should be talked to 

 and companionably treated from the first, 

 and every effort made to enlarge their out- 

 look on life, so that when puppyhood days 

 are passed they will not be irresponsible 

 beings with no knowledge of the world, 

 but bright and loving little companions to 

 those with whom their lot may be cast. A 

 remark which is often made to me anent 

 Griffons and other non-sporting breeds is 

 this: "Yes, but what use are they? Are 

 they any good for catching rats?" My 

 answer to this remark is that, although 

 my Griffons are quite capable of tackling 

 a rat if need be, the love for dogs which 

 i:; measured bv their ability to hunt or 



