276 TRAINING THE HUNTING DOG 



CHAPTER XXI. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



THE dog's sleeping quarters should be dry, clean, 

 well ventilated and comfortable. He should have 

 ample room in which to exercise, in default of which 

 he should be given a good run night and morning 

 each day. Exercise is indispensable to his physical 

 and mental well-being. 



Dogs should never be kept on chain. Old dogs in 

 particular fret and worry, and in time become more 

 or less soured in temper. 



Young dogs, from standing in a set, strained po- 

 sition at the length of the chain, frequently grow 

 up out of shape; their elbows turn out, their faces 

 are wrinkled and bear an anxious expression, and 

 they become addicted to habitual worry and irrita- 

 tion. 



Cleanliness, good food, pure water, exercise and 



