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than game bones, but a good big bone ; for small 

 dogs a leg-of-mutton bone, and for large ones a 

 marrow or some other such bone. Puppies, from 

 the time they are weaned, should be given bones, 

 as this often prevents their eating stones and 

 other indigestible articles. Tartar should never 

 be allowed to remain and accumulate ; it irritates 

 the gums, and causes them to recede, and then 

 the teeth soon get loose. Therefore, in all cases 

 where there is a disposition for tartar to collect, 

 it should be scraped off from time to time. As 

 a rule, if it is done about three times a year, 

 the teeth may be kept fairly clean. Once the 

 teeth are cleaned, they may be kept white if 

 people will take the trouble to brush them daily, 

 using some powder. The best kind I know of 

 is carbolated eucalyptus powder, as prepared 

 by Messrs. Hucklebridge, of 116 Ebury Street, 

 London, S.W. I mention the name and address, 

 as I do not know of anyone else who makes it, 

 and carbolic powder is not suitable for dogs. The 

 scaling or scraping of the teeth may be done with 

 the point of a penknife or an ordinary steel nail- 

 cleaner, but one must be careful in using these 

 instruments or the gums may be injured. To 

 lessen the risk of doing so, it is much better 

 to buy a proper instrument, which can be 

 bought for half-a-crown at a place like Krohne 

 & Sesemann's, Duke Street, Manchester Square, 

 London, W. 



Loose teeth should be removed, as they only 

 do harm when left, besides causing inconvenience 

 to the dog whilst eating. Sometimes it becomes 



