Feeding and Rearing 



quantity of bread left on the tables by the 

 lunchers and diners, and in an unexpected 

 burst of confidence he asked me what they 

 would do for the puddings if all the bread 

 were sold. I really could not tell him, and, 

 as I was not in the habit of taking pudding 

 for lunch, the conundrum did not worry 

 me much. 



Plenty of variety is desirable, as dogs, 

 like human beings, demand a change. Now 

 and again it is one's bad luck to get hold 

 of a shy feeder, who requires a lot of coaxing 

 before he will acquire reasonable habits. 

 A new hound I once had worried my 

 kennelman a great deal, as he objected to 

 everything we put before him, soon becom- 

 ing a sorry-looking creature. In despair I 

 wrote to his former owner, and was told that 

 a couple of quarts of milk warm from the 

 cow would probably tempt the epicure. 

 Failing this, a boiled chicken or young 

 rabbit would no doubt suffice. Reckoning 

 up the average price of London chickens to 



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