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who are not breeders are, as a rule, at fault in the intro- 

 duction of puppies to their new homes, where they are 

 generally cordially welcomed and made much of by all in 

 the family, and when night comes given places in the 

 kitchen, the basement, or, perhaps, in the sleeping-rooms 

 of some of the younger members. Innocently enough, 

 being unbroken, they prove something of a nuisance, but 

 are usually tolerated for a few nights, when becoming too 

 much of an infliction they are put into the wood-shed or 

 other outbuilding to sleep. Against this treatment a 

 vigorous protest naturally follows, and oftener than other- 

 wise it is successful ere midnight, and they are brought 

 back to the quarters to which they had so soon grown 

 habituated. 



The writer has found it only a pleasure to share his 

 comforts with his humble friends ; in fact, during the last 

 ten years not less than four of them have lived under his 

 roof, where they have been literally as much at home as 

 himself ; manifestly, therefore, he has no prejudice against 

 allowing dogs in the house. But the line must be drawn 

 at unbroken puppies, or at least all such should be ex- 

 cluded nights until habits of cleanliness have become 

 fixed. 



At once after reaching their new homes puppies should 

 in every instance be put into kennels or other quarters 

 prepared for them, and for forty-eight hours they should 

 see but little of their new owners except at feeding times ; 

 at the end of which period they will have become accus- 

 tomed to their changed surroundings and quite content 

 with them. More than likely, of course, they will cry 

 during the first night, but it being accepted that nothing 

 will pacify them except companionship they should be left 

 absolutely to themselves, to "have it out." 



Very short visits to the house should be the rule at first, 



