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not sufficiently warm inside the kennel in winter time. 

 Artificial heat is, of course, out of the question, and would 

 not be practical, even if available; therefore the 1. 

 emanating from the dog itself should be utilized, and con 

 served, for its own advantage. As the greater portion i : 

 our climate is either wet or cold, the provision foi this 

 aspect is more important than for conditions of heat. I 

 have found, that a good strong, box kennel is, from 

 point of view, the most inexpensive, and also the mosl 

 comfortable for the dog, and I find it preferable to the m< 

 expensive and seemingly luxurious pattern. The size <>f 

 the kennel should be such, that the dog is able to stand up, 

 and turn round easily, but should be no bigger, for the rea 

 that the warmth of the dog's body will establish a i '>rn- 

 fortable temperature for it, in this amount of cubic sp 

 All the air that is necessary, will come from the ventilation 

 holes, or from the doorway. Any extra space is unneces- 

 sary, and only takes away from the warmth. I may - 

 here that I believe warmth at night, good food and clean- 

 liness, to be the most important factors in keeping all 

 animals in health and strength. The roof, which should 

 be sloping, must be made to open for cleaning purpo 

 and a door to open and shut is important. Besides this, 

 there should also be, for each kennel, a platform shelter. 

 This must not be attached to the kennel itself, but must 

 be movable, and the position for it is against the front i I 

 the kennel. The shelter is a great protection to the animal, 

 both in rain, and sun, and wind. In summer time, the * : 

 can be permanently left open, but in winter time this 

 should be shut the last thing at night, and plenty of straw 

 supplied. It is advantageous, especially in winter, to b 

 a surplus number of kennels, so that the dogs can be 

 shifted frequently to fresh kennels, which hive turn 



