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cleanse his coat, and bite off the tops of grasses, 

 seldom suffers from distemper, and generally 

 thrives remarkably well on a less allowance of 

 feed than the city bred dog. In fact the latter 

 is often left chained, or otherwise confined to 

 the same spot, exposed to noxious animal exha- 

 lations for days and weeks together, on the sup- 

 position that as long as he is kept crammed 

 until his stomach protrudes beyond his sides 

 like a pudding-bag, nothing further is required ; 

 and when worms, the distemper, mange, con- 

 vulsions, the ricketts, or some other diabolical 

 complaint has fastened upon him, the owner 

 apostrophizes his fortune, and determines to rear 

 no more young dogs. In this last resolution 

 he is wise, and if willing to pay a fair price 

 say from seventy -five to a hundred dollars for a 

 well-broken dog, is undoubtedly a gainer in the 

 end, inasmuch as the risk and trouble attending 

 the rearing of a puppy, is well worth the diffe- 

 rence in price between the two.' When, how- 

 ever, you attempt to bring up a dog in the city, 

 the rules to be observed are few and easily. re- 

 membered. 



The animal should be kept, if possible, in a 

 stable, coach-house, or some substitute for a 

 kennel, where he will not be cramped in his 



