General Management 



well if you put him down shaped like a 

 sausage, with slack thighs and loins, and 

 open feet. 



Never kennel up the dogs at night in 

 wet weather without first drying them 

 thoroughly with a towel. Sporting dogs 

 on returning from a day's work should have 

 any caked mud removed, and should be well 

 dried. Go over them carefully to see if any 

 brambles or burdocks adhere to the coats, 

 and look at feet and ears, with the view 

 of ascertaining if they have sustained any 

 cuts or scratches. Attention to these de- 

 tails will be amply repaid in the additional 

 comfort to an animal that has served you 

 to the best of his power. It is advisable to 

 have always handy some ointment made of 

 boracic acid powder and veterinary vaseline. 

 Any vaseline will do, but the description 

 specified is much the cheaper. This is a 

 very soothing application for cuts or for 

 eczema in its early stages. Carbolic lotion 

 is also to be recommended, or failing these 



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