GENERAL DIETARY. /I 



the head lest it become soiled and unhealthy and break at 

 the ends. 



Use care in feeding an Irish water spaniel or poodle, 

 for instance, lest his long and heavily coated ears get inta 

 the feeding dish and become bedabbled with food. 



The first thought of the novice would be to tie or other- 

 wise fasten the ears behind the head, but the experienced 

 fancier — he who is familiar with the secrets of the kennel 

 — would have jars for feeding and watering that were just 

 large enough to admit the dog's head comfortably, and 

 the ears must then, of course, fall outside of the same and 

 no food or water could possibly get on to them. 



See to it that the scraps you feed from the table are free 

 from pungent condiments, as pepper, mustard and vine- 

 gar or other acids. And this rule should be invariably 

 observed with the delicate toys even after they have 

 reached maturity. 



With the common varieties of young puppies be spar- 

 ing in the use of corn meal, and never give it to the toys 

 whose blood is easily "heated up." 



Keep puppies well supplied with good, wholesome drink- 

 ing water, and at the earliest possible age teach them tO' 

 take advantage of it. 



Now to the feeding of mature dogs. With only one- 

 small dog in a fairly large family the "scraps" from the 

 table, consisting of trimmings and pieces of stale bread' 

 softened with a little gravy, a few spoonfuls of vegetables 

 and small bits of meat should be ample and eminently 

 suitable for his support ; but if the dog is of a large size 

 and the family small, or there are several dogs belonging 

 to it, this supply would scarcely meet the demand. Did it 

 nearly do so, however, dog cakes might be used to fill the 

 measure, and they could be depended upon for breakfasts, 

 and given alone and unbroken or crushed and softened 

 with milk or broth. 



