KENNELLING. 83 



A small house could easily be constructed by any 

 one accustomed to the use of tools, and for a sum but 

 slightly in excess of what a good box or barrel costs ; but 

 to insure comfort it would be necessary to build on a dif- 

 ferent plan than that so generally considered suitable for 

 small out-door kennels. 



The prime essentials in such a building are, amply suffi- 

 cient space for the tenant to stand and turn easily, and 

 protection from draughts. 



The latter can only be met by building the kennel very 

 wide — in fact nearly double the width required merely 

 for sleeping quarters — and in this way provide a hall- 

 way, as it were, which the tenant must enter from the out- 

 side and pass through before he can reach his room. 



In the construction of kennels of this sort " matched 

 boards " are generally used and tarred paper put in for 

 lining, but while warmth is secured there are decided 

 objections to this lining, for moisture accumulates be- 

 tween it and the boards, and the quarters are damp for 

 many days after a hard rain. Consequently it is best 

 always to "batten" over the joints or put on shingles. 



A small window in his room and facing his master's 

 house would be the desire of the tenant had he voice in 

 the matter, and were this put in and provisions made for 

 a storm window for cold weather the quarters would be 

 much healthier for it. 



There are several ways in which convenience in cleanli- 

 ness may be favored : one, to hinge one-half of the roof 

 to the other half, by which means it can be lifted as 

 the lid of a box ; another, to " cut in " a door in front, 

 at the side of the hall-way door ; but the best of all is to 

 have the entire front hinged at the top so that it can 

 be raised, when it will be easy to clean all parts inside. 



The kennel completed and in place, a large platform 



