British Dogs at Work 



how soon they become handy enough to 

 follow one, even in busy traffic. 



The bigger breeds require infinite care to 

 prevent them going wrong on their legs, for 

 the heavier they are the more likely is the 

 soft bone to become crooked. Some people 

 aver that it is impossible to rear puppies of 

 the larger breeds in kennels, and that they 

 must be sent out to walk. You have first 

 to find your ideal walker, and that is a thing 

 I have not yet succeeded in doing. It is 

 very rarely that I have found this plan 

 work satisfactorily in my own experience, 

 puppies that I have sent into the country to 

 be walked almost invariably coming back 

 under-sized, or crooked, or with bad coats. 

 The common opinion seems to be that the 

 little stranger can fend for himself so long 

 as he has one or two substantial meals of 

 bread and milk. Unfortunately this happy- 

 go-lucky method is rarely satisfactory. Of 

 course, if you are merely keeping one or two 



puppies as pets they will remain under your 



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