British Dogs at Work 



concrete cases. No matter how well you 

 may start you will be disappointed in the 

 end if your feeding and exercising are wrong, 

 and you will probably blame the breeder for 

 having foisted a waster upon you when the 

 fault lies at home. The thing is not really 

 very difficult, and if you follow the few 

 homely hints that I purpose giving you, you 

 should be about right. 



First of all, bear in mind that winter 

 puppies require more attention than those 

 whelped in the spring. Warmth is essential 

 to the well-being of young life, and no puppy 

 can thrive that is kept in a cold and damp 

 place. Any one keeping a number of dogs 

 would naturally have a kennel for puppies 

 warmed by preference by one of the excellent 

 anthracite stoves, which give great heat with 

 economy of fuel and attention. I have no 

 hesitation in recommending anthracite, as it 

 burns for many hours without attention, and 

 works out at a very moderate cost. Accom- 

 modation can usually be found for a single 



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