THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



their management, and time and patience to 

 cultivate their coats, to insure their having 

 good, salable youngsters. Bathing and 

 grooming the long-haired varieties is quite 

 a work of art, and must not be undertaken 

 in a careless, higgledy-piggledy manner. 



Bathing I don't belive in very much, for 

 it robs the skin of the natural oil which is 

 needed to feed the hair and keep it glossy. 

 Twice a week a mixture of cocoanut and sweet 

 almond oil is brushed into the hair, and then 

 thoroughly removed with clean brushes; each 

 stroke being taken from the parting down the 

 back to avoid tangling. 



When a bath is absolutely necessary, stand 

 the dog in a small tub half -filled with warm 

 water, rub white Castile soap on to a flesh- 

 brush, and use as you would dry. The 

 under part of the body should be brushed 

 from the neck to the hind legs. Take the front 

 paws in your left hand whilst the dog stands 

 on his hind legs in the water, and you will find 

 it quite easy to do. Leave the head until the 



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