THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



milk will usually correct the trouble. If, How- 

 ever, the journey has had the reverse effect, 

 feed bread and milk which has been scalded, 

 or boiled rice. 



When a reasonable inspection of the prem- 

 ises has been made, fasten the dog to the ken- 

 nel, feed little, place a dish of clean water 

 within reach, and leave him alone to realize the 

 change of home, and possibly sleep off the 

 nervous strain of the journey. Should he 

 whine, or even howl, do not go out to him. 

 The fight has to be gone through with most 

 dogs, and it is of shorter duration if accom- 

 plished immediately on arrival in a strange 

 place. Feed him yourself, and take him out 

 for a run on chain, in the morning, at noon, 

 again at night, for two days; after this the 

 average dog will acknowledge you as master 

 or mistress, as the case may be, and the kennel 

 as his castle. 



If it is a young dog, the discipline of being 

 chained at night is beneficial, preventing, as it 

 does, the natural tendency of half-grown 



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