General Management 



considerable difficulty in effecting a cure. 

 Meanwhile the sufferer will be occasioned 

 much discomfort, if not actual pain. 



Frequent bathing will not be necessary 

 if the preceding instructions are observed. 

 My own hounds rarely ever have a wash 

 unless they are being prepared for a show. 

 Unless there is urgent necessity, baths are 

 better avoided in cold weather, but in the 

 summer an occasional dip and a good soaping 

 are to be recommended. 



A word of warning is necessary about the 

 disinfectant used in a bath. Carbolic is 

 excellent if used in discretion, but it is 

 imperative to bear in mind that the fluid 

 may become absorbed by the skin, and that, 

 consequently, a dog may be as effectually 

 poisoned by an overdose in his bath as by 

 taking some internally. 



An integral part of kennel management 

 is exercise, for only an unusually constituted 

 dog can be kept in proper health and 

 condition unless he is taken out every day. 



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