CHAPTER V. 



ON THE BENCH, 



Once dogs are on the bench they should be fed sparingly 

 until they are back to their kennels, one meal every twenty- 

 four hours being the rule with all excepting toys ; and this 

 should be made up of the most digestible foods. 



Those that are unaccustomed to dog cakes or biscuits, 

 the food generally provided at shows, seldom take kindly 

 to them while their appetites are none the sharpest; and 

 they being declined it wnll of course be necessary for the 

 caretakers to provide other food. And really he is wisest 

 in this matter who relies solely upon himself and obtains 

 at his hotel or markets the foods for which his dog has 

 a decided preference, and feeds and waters him with his 

 own hands. 



Were a dog " off his feed " while at a show it should not 

 occasion uneasiness. Declining milk or broth the first 

 day, he should fast until the second ; and milk again re- 

 jected, he should be offered a little finely minced raw beef 

 or mutton. This in turn declined, another day of fasting 

 should follow, and the same tempting food be put before 



him. 



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