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piece of thick string to the collar, and let it go about with this for a few days. At 

 the end of this period substitute the string for a chain, catching hold of the chain 

 with one hand every now and then, and giving it a dainty bit with the other. In 

 this way it will get quite accustomed to what the dog, no doubt, thinks a strange 

 method of depriving it of its sweet liberty. Don't drag the dog along and expect it 

 to become accustomed to the feel of the collar by giving it a sore and stiff neck. 

 That is the way to make it hate a collar. 



CRUSTY EARS. "A dog, four years old, whose ears are affected with some 

 sort of skin disease. The backs of his ears seem dry and scurfy, the hair falls 

 out and the dog is continually scratching them. There is no swelling, no sores, 

 no bleeding; the skin seems simply drying, but perfectly healthy otherwise. 

 Please prescribe." 



Answer. Apply resinol ointment once daily after washing the ear. EBER- 

 IIAKT'S SKIN REMEDY will cure this. Apply twice daily. After putting a little 

 of it on the ear, rub and work it well with thumb and finger till the scurvy 

 matter softens and you remove it from the ear by rubbing. Continue daily treat- 

 ment till cured a matter of a week or so as a rule. 



CAEBOLIZEU VASELINE (How to Make). Carbolized vaseline is an ointment 

 often recommended by the veterinary profession, and is often inquired for by 

 dog fanciers. A good plan for making it is as follows: Take six ounces of solid 

 paraphine wax, melt it thoroughly in a saucepan, and when melted add twelve 

 ounces of vaseline and remelt. Then as it cools add about one dram of pure 

 carbolic acid, and stir thoroughly until cold. 



This is the official, or British Pharmacopseia, formula. It involves very little 

 trouble, and makes the most elegant and serviceable preparation. A very fair 

 ointment can be made by isimply rubbing pure carbolic acid into petroleum jelly, 

 say three or four drops to each ounce, but it is very soft, especially in hot 

 weather, and does not keep nearly so well as the first. 



TERRIER CONTINUALLY SCRATCHING. Terrier is repeatedly scratching himself. 

 He has no fleas or anything about his body, is very often washed, so cannot be 

 dirty. It is very annoying. He will roll over on his back, and then try and 

 scratch himself anywhere and everywhere about his body. What shall I do with 

 him? 



Answer. Give the dog every week during the hot weather a bath in Standard 

 Disinfectant, diluted with fifty parts of water. 



MUZZLES. The season for muzzles, just when the dog requires a free mouth 

 more than ever, will come around. No comfortable muzzle has yet been invented 

 nor is it likely to be, since every self-respecting dog has personal objections 

 to being constantly faced by a cage arrangement, and will show his distaste by 

 rubbing on the ground and pawing, with the result that he very soon will make 

 raw and sore places. The buckle of the strap used to fasten the muzzle needs 

 to be carefully arranged and padded to prevent this. Even thpugh this and 

 every other care be taken, in many cases the trouble results, and every owner 

 of good dogs knows how difficult it is when once the hair has been destroyed to 

 bring up appearances again to their original excellence. 



TONIC PILL FOR DOG AFTER A SHOW. Here is a good recipe for dogs when 

 returning from a show or after any specially hard work. It makes an excellent 



