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constitution, a warm lodging, and a generous 

 diet, withstood the distemper. Then the 

 day comes when he must leave the shelter 

 of his home, and the caressing care of those 

 who have watched over his puppyhood, and 

 go to school. As with the schoolboy, so 

 with young Wrangler ; he will find com- 

 pensation in the company of his many 

 companions for the routine and monotony of 

 kennel life. 



Wrangler enters the kennels, receiving 

 very much the same treatment, and being 

 as thoroughly inspected, as any "new boy" 

 ever was. For a time his stern droops, and 

 he feels lost and cowed ; but after standing 

 a certain amount of rough play, he shows 

 his mettle, asserts himself, and holds his 

 own amongst the new arrivals. The 



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