CONTENTS. 



PART I.— MANAGEMENT. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE NATURAL DIET. 



rAGS 



The dog of to-day. — Diet best suited to him. — Familiar faults in feed- 

 ing. — Quantity of meat required daily. — Influences which modify it. — 

 Force of individual peculiarities. — Dangers of excess of meat. — Rela- 

 tions between effects of animal and vegetable foods. — The right pro- 

 portions of the ingredients of a mixed diet. — Allowances that should 

 be made for existing circumstances. — Distinct lines on which to for- 

 mulate diet-tables 3 



CHAPTER H. 



VARIETIES OF ANIMAL FOODS. 



Proportions of meat required by puppies. — Penalties for over-feeding. — 

 Special value of raw meat. — Prejudices against it duly considered. — 

 Relation between an animal's disposition and his food. — Meat and 

 the scenting powers. — Important facts about common foods. — When 

 horse-flesh is wholesome. — Milk in its various forms. — Eggs as a 

 food and medicine. — Their action in health and disease. — Fish, how 

 it should be cooked and served 19 



CHAPTER III. 



VEGETABLE FOODS. 



Capabilities of dogs' digestive powers. — Special effects of vegetables 

 on the blood. — The various starchy foods. — Wheat and its products. — 

 Much about bread remnants. — Prejudices against corn meal. — The' 

 foundations for the same. — Right method of use. — Oatmeal, and it* 



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