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are intended before they undertake their construction, 

 for what would be suitable for one variety might not be 

 so for another. And especially important would be a con- 

 sideration of their dispositions, otherwise although the 

 number of dogs might be small and the kennel large it 

 might not be large enough for them owing to their fight- 

 ing propensities. 



For instance, dachshunds and Chesapeakes are savage 

 fighters, and only a small number, and oftentimes no more 

 than two, can share an apartment, whereas an entire pack 

 of hounds might live together in peace and harmony. 



The question of heating would also demand intelligent 

 consideration, and manifestly it would never do to put 

 short-coated and delicate varieties into kennels kept at a 

 temperature which would be comfortable for such dogs as 

 St. Bernards. 



Again, in planning for large kennels dog-proof apart- 

 ments for bitches in season, quarters for whelping, for pup- 

 pies, — young and old, — for the sick, etc., must all be 

 duly considered. 



Evidently, therefore, this work is an important one, which 

 should be attempted by those only who have had abundant 

 experience, and with the varieties for which the buildings 

 are intended. 



As for him who quarters his dog in a stable or barn, he 

 should give him a place near a window, keep his floor dry 

 and clean, and by the means of a sleeping-bench obviate 

 the danger of floor-draughts — which are surely fatal to 

 development and ruinous to health. Unless the dog can 

 go out at will, to maintain dryness in such a place will 

 never be easy especially if the flooring is of planking, and 

 the best method is to slope and cover it with cement or 

 asphalt. But if this is out of the question it should have 

 a layer of sawdust or dry and untainted clayey earth, sev- 



