CARE AND BREEDING. 123 



all Tounp: dogs and kennels should be lime 

 Avashed at least three times a year and never al- 

 low your dogs to sleep near the stove and then 

 turn them out in the cold. If you desire a lazy 

 jiound allow him to burn himself at the stove, 

 but if on the contrary you wish a lively dog, pro- 

 vide him with a good dry kennel and if you keep 

 several dogs see that each one has his own stall. 

 This has the advantage of preventing them from 

 fighting and from the risk of taking cold by 

 lying out of the kennel. 



When your dogs return from the hunt al- 

 ways examine their feet and legs and if you find 

 any sore spots attend to them at once. If the 

 dogs return wet to camp always allow them to 

 dry near a stove before turning them to their 

 kenner which should be a good dry one. 



If you desire your dogs to stand hard work 

 day after day you must look after them with as 

 much care as a jockey attends to his horse. 



The very moment you notice your dog is 

 looking dull ascertain at once what is the cause, 

 and if you are of the opinion that it is a cold or 

 distemper, don't wait until you see his eyes and 

 nose running, to doctor him^ but attend to him 

 immediately. 



