THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



puppies to go off after birds or rabbits in the 

 early morning hours; but no dog should be 

 kept perpetually on chain. The guarding 

 companionship which has made the canine race 

 man's best friend, cannot exist unless the dog 

 has freedom of action to follow and protect. 

 Moreover, they are active animals, whose 

 health suffers if condemned to a life of semi- 

 inactivity. 



A city woman who heard of me through a 

 mutual friend, wrote and asked me to accept 

 a pair of pedigreed fox-terriers, as she was 

 going abroad. I was delighted until two 

 miserable, shivery, silky-haired, overfed crea- 

 tures arrived, wearing thick blankets and 

 boots. My disgust almost made me dislike the 

 poor little wretches. As it was, my indignation 

 vented itself in burning the boots. 



Pity for the victims of a silly woman's mis- 

 taken kindness prompted trying to revive any 

 spark of terrier left in them not a very easy 

 matter, as I found. They shivered, shook, and 

 howled for their blankets at night, and had to 



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