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division fences on the pack side of the kennels, 

 except that the three-inch strips need only be 

 five feet long, placed three inches apart, with a 

 two-foot galvanized wire netting stretched along 

 the top as well as beneath the surface. This will 

 allow more sunlight and breeze. The division 

 fences on the breeding, hospital, and puppy sides 

 should all have solid fences four feet high with 

 three-foot wire netting along the top, and two- 

 foot wire in the trenches. Gateways throughout 

 should have automatic catches in addition to a 

 simple slide or bar on each, and should be wide 

 enough to admit a wheelbarrows 



The dimensions given on the plan of kennels 

 are the minimum and can be increased as desired, 

 but should never be diminished. The foundation 

 should be of brick and the floor at least thirty 

 inches from the ground. The space beneath the 

 floor can be partitioned off with plan the same 

 as the floor plan, with a ten by twenty slide door, 

 opening into each yard or run. A piece of carpet 

 hanging over this opening will admit the hounds, 

 yet darken the place sufficiently to keep out the 

 flies and heat. A twenty-four by twenty-four 

 trap-door on hinges should be placed in the floor 

 of each compartment. This makes an admirable 

 retreat for the hounds from the heat and flies, the 

 latter being the curse of all kenneled hounds. 



A light bed of pine shavings on the bare 

 ground under the floor, with an occasional sprink- 



