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with a piece of strong tape which should be 

 passed over the top of the nose, tied twice under 

 the chin, and then the ends should be carried 

 behind the ears, and again tied tightly. 



Care must be taken in muzzling a bull-dog, or 

 you may interfere with his breathing. Therefore, 

 after tying behind the head, one end of the tape 

 should be passed under the tape which crosses the 

 top of the nose, and this part pulled well up and 

 tied with the other end of the tape over the fore- 

 head, so as to remove any pressure from the top 

 of the nose. (See Illustration.) 



Nails (Cutting) : This cannot be safely done 

 with scissors, but proper nail-clippers should be 

 used. When the nails are white, it is an easy 

 matter, as the quick can be seen, and the nail 

 may be cut off within the sixteenth of an inch 

 of the quick ; but when the nail is black, the 

 quick cannot be seen, then the first one must 

 be cautiously cut a little at a time. The dog 

 will soon wince when the nippers are getting 

 near the sensitive part. When one is done, it 

 is an easy matter doing the rest, as they may 

 be cut off in the same proportion as the first. 

 Nails (Dew-Claws) : 



The dew - claws or side - nails should always 

 be removed from the back legs a few days after 

 birth, by being cut off close to the limb with 

 a pair of sharp scissors. I always consider it 

 would be a good plan if it was a custom to 

 remove the dew-claws from the forelegs of all 

 dogs also ; of course, in some cases, as in fox- 

 terriers and others, it is done. 



