188 DOGS: THEIR MANAGEMENT. 



will best save themselves by not hitting the dog ; for the 

 teeth are almost certain to mark the hand that strikes. 

 Firmness will gain submission ; cruelty will only get up 

 a quarrel, in which the dog will conquer, and the man, 

 even if he prove victorious, can win nothing. He who is 

 cleaning canine teeth must not expect to earn the love 

 of his patient ; the liberty taken is so great that it is never 

 afterwards pardoned. I scarcely ever yet have known 

 the dog to which I was not subsequently an object of 

 dread and hatred. Grateful and intelligent as these crea- 

 tures are, I have not found one simple or noble-minded 

 enough to appreciate a dentist. 



The only direction I have to add to the above, con- 

 cerns the means necessary to guard against a relapse, and 

 to afford general relief to the constitution. To effect the 

 first object, prepare a weak solution of chloride of zinc 

 one grain to the ounce and flavor the liquid with oil of 

 aniseed. This give to your employer, together with a 

 small stencilling, or pooiiah painting brush, which is a stiff 



brush used in certain mechanical pursuits of art ; desire 

 him to saturate the brush in the liquid, and with it to 

 clean the dog's teeth every morning ; which, if done as 

 directed, will prevent, fresh tartar accumulating, and in 

 time remove any portion that may have escaped the eye 

 of the operator, sweetening the animal's breath. With 

 regard to that medicine the constitution may require, it 



