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breeder knows that the puppy that leaves him soon after 

 the weaning and goes into a home where he is the sole 

 pet of his kind — if the diet and management are nearly 

 equal — is sure to do better than other members of the 

 litter that remain in the kennels. 



The reasons for this are apparent. He has far more 

 exercise in his new home, and if there are children in it 

 he is sure to be "kept on the go." He is played with, 

 pulled by the tail, dragged around, — in fact led a lively 

 dance by these little ones, — and full of frolic, a short 

 nap now and then is all he gets or all he cares for. He is 

 rarely fed regularly or with exceeding care, it is true, and 

 besides his scraps from the table he has a bit of the 

 children's cake or their molasses and bread, helps the 

 cat empty her saucers of milk, and so on, but he really 

 never gets very much of anything. Yet ever on the 

 move, bright, merry and full of fun, and with a little 

 something always in his stomach, he grows like a weed 

 and as strong as a young lion. 



All this is in favor of " walking " as it is called abroad, 

 but " boarding out " as expressed here, and the breeder 

 who resorts to this plan with the puppies which he cannot 

 sell readily is sure to have far better success in raising 

 than he who keeps all his young stock in the kennels, pro- 

 vided always the "walking" is in pure air, as in the open 

 country, and where there is an abundance of milk and 

 light foods, as on farms. 



Some of the most pronounced reasons for the advisa- 

 bility of feeding little and often have now been given 

 against the three-meals-daily system. Much more might 

 be said to sustain the position taken on this question, but 

 it is not necessary to go farther. In the absence of exer- 

 cise all those sovereign essentials, health, good limbs and 

 good feet, are impossible for young puppies ; consequently 



