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tween, as many dogs en route to the shows are an- 

 nually smothered in hot express cars by having 

 merchandise thrown upon and around the crate 

 The sides should be solid for a space of six inches 

 at the bottom to prevent the straw from falling 

 out. 



Never send hounds to a show without a hand- 

 ler. The fair promises of the management to 

 have your entries properly cared for, and exhib- 

 ited, are forgotten as soon as the many duties of 

 the show devolve upon them, and they are lucky 

 indeed if taken from the bench, except while in 

 the show ring. 



Unless preparing for bench shows, hounds 

 should seldom, if ever, have a w^ashing with soap, 

 and then only in tepid, never in warm, water. A 

 warm bath has sealed the doom of many a good 

 hound. The ears should be washed as should 

 their feet, but elbow^ grease and a brush for the 

 body will do more good than all the soaps and 

 water combined. In hot climates, like Cuba and 

 the South, a good drenching about noon with the 

 hose will do them good, though adding nothing 

 to their appearance, for they are sure to wallow 

 in the dirt immediately afterward. 



Hounds being kept in large numbers together 

 are naturally greater sufferers from contagious 

 diseases than other breeds of dogs, and mange is 

 the curse of the majority of the packs. While 

 true that mange is dependent upon contagion, 



