458 UPLAND SHOOTING. 



A greyhound, like a wolf, will pursue his game best 

 when hungry; and even two days of abstinence will do a 

 dog very little injury, and will enable him to show almost 

 phenomenal speed for a special occasion. 



A full stomach prevents perfect lung action, and a 

 greyhound may be permanently injured by allowing 

 him to exert himself to his utmost, as an ambitious dog 

 will, immediately after a large meal. 



The food best adapted to mature dogs, while preparing 

 them for field contests, can be prepared daily with the 

 best results. Prepared food, or patent biscuit, is subject 

 to changes of the atmosphere-, and becomes stale and 

 mouldy by age, and is soon inhabited by a numerous 

 family of insects, and often does much injury to dogs in 

 training. 



An article that will best serve the purpose for a steady 

 diet can be made as follows: 



Boil a quantity of beef or mutton in sufficient water 

 to make a rich soup; when the meat is well done, salt a 

 little, separate the meat from the bones, and cut in small 

 fragments; mix with this equal parts of old bread, well- 

 cooked oatmeal and corn-meal, making a batter about 

 the consistency of ordinary corn-cake batter; spread it 

 quite thin in a bake-pan, and bake till quite dry and hard. 



This will keep for some time, and will make a most 

 excellent training-food, although it is more difficult to 

 prepare than ordinary table-scraps, meat and the like, but 

 will pay in the end. 



Of course, a little judgment should be used, and the 

 dog given more or less of a variety daily. 



Vegetable matter is a necessity, given in some form, 

 potatoes, carrots, or beets being the best. 



The food should never be made sloppy for a greyhound 

 in training, and only enough food given to keep him in 

 good health, with coat glossy, and with the muscular 



