THE DRINK I AG WA TER. I 1 3 



his appetite, made ravenous by the greatly increased tissue 

 change. 



It is scarcely likely, however, that dogs will carry the 

 water-drinking habit to that point where the body must 

 waste in consequence ; and even were they to do so it 

 would be necessary merely to increase the quantity of food. 



As excess of water augments tissue change a diminu- 

 tion of water lessens it, and when this change has fallen 

 below the normal the waste products — which may be 

 compared to the ashes from a fire — are formed faster than 

 they are removed, and the system, choking up with them, 

 is peculiarly liable to disease. Now apply the rake in the 

 form of water and the products in question will be removed 

 and health restored. 



The writer has made experiments on mongrels for the 

 purpose of determining the effects of a denial of sufficient 

 water, and his kennel being supplied with running water 

 he has had ample opportunity of judging of the effects of 

 an unlimited quantity. The conclusions reached are, that 

 dogs can safely be given all the water they may desire to 

 drink, and unless they have all they want they fall off in 

 condition. He has also satisfied himself that a dog which 

 is closely confined not only drinks more but actually 

 needs more than one which has constant liberty. And 

 not impossibly an explanation of this is, that a dog which 

 exercises freely, by this means in a great measure elimi- 

 nates the waste products, whereas he that is denied exer- 

 cise must largely depend upon water for their removal, 

 and he instinctively drinks more to this end. 



The difficulties in maintaining healthfulness among 

 dogs increase with the number that are kept together, and 

 where there are ten, twenty or more, the owner must sur- 

 round them with all the best hygienic conditions possible 

 and be precise in all his methods of management, other- 



