1 8 KENNEL SECRETS. 



l".he dogs of one because of being worked hard may actu- 

 ally demand a diet largely of flesh, while the dogs of the 

 other in consequence of being much confined may require 

 but a small proportion of this food ; and neither kennel 

 would do well on the diet of the other. But for either of 

 the owners of these dogs to assert that his is the only 

 true theory, and that it should be accepted by all, and the 

 entire canine race, no matter how placed, should be fed 

 accordingly, is manifestly absurd. 



Here again one is confronted with the theory that in all 

 animals, including man, the stomach recognizes its own 

 wants, but which, perhaps strangely, is not so generally 

 accepted when applied to the quantity of food that is evi- 

 dently required. If the appetite be ravenous the average 

 caretaker is not likely to assume it to be trustworthy evi- 

 dence and feed accordingly, but, as a rule, he jumps to the 

 conclusion that it is an indication of perversion, therefore 

 practically ignores it. Whereas it should be not only con- 

 sidered seriously, but often the appetite be satisfied, or at 

 least the quantity of food allowed be much more generous, 

 the fact being in mind always that with older pups or 

 matured dogs it is very generally an indication of worms. 

 If harboring them, certainly the victims must have the 

 extra support which their appetite craves. 



