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breeding. You can't watch her #00 closely, for they are very cute and cunning, 

 at such times, and will often fool you by slipping out, and then when ready, the 

 first dog they meet is the favored one. Such mistakes as this, due to careless- 

 ness, is what produces so many curs that we see on the streets of every town or 

 city. White I love any dog, yet I love best a thoroughbred. The cur .may be as 

 smart and as true and faithful as 'the pure bred one, but there should be no curs, 

 and would not be if people were more careful at such times. 



PUTTING DOGS TO DEATH. Don't run for a policeman, who generally has 

 to empty his revolver before he happens to put a ball in the right spot, but get a 

 little chloroform and apply it to his nose. If you ever do find this necessary, 

 which seldom ever is the case, I consider chloroform as painless as any method. 

 An ounce of chloroform is enough for any dog. Get some cotton, place it in a 

 cloth, hold this in your right hand and when ready, have some one pour the 

 chloroform into the cotton and quickly place over the dogs nose, the cloth being 

 used as an outside covering of head and nose to prevent any air getting to the 

 dog. Hold it tightly to hie nose so no air gets to him and in a minute the dog 

 is dead. A good plan, where dog is small, is to lay him on a table, on his side, 

 before you begin operation. 



In case your female should get out, and served by some dog on the streets, 

 and you desire to get rid of the puppies, do so as soon as they are born. Drown- 

 ing is then the best way to do it. Take one pup at a time and hold it in a pail 

 of water till dead, or, you can put the whole litter in a pail of water, putting a 

 weight or stone on top of a cover that w*ill hold it down to the water. To guard 

 against danger of a caked breast in the mother, it may be advisable to allow 

 one pup to live and nurse for a week; harder on the pup to be then drowned, 

 however. 



Another instant death is a teaspooful of Scheele's Prussic Acid for matured 

 dogs. In giving it hold mouth open and upwards, pouring the Lquid well back 

 on the tongue. Great care is necessary in handling such a potent drug, as it 

 would be dangerous to human life if spilled over a cut or wound. 



SHIPPING DOGS by EXPRESS. This is a very important matter, and the great- 

 est precautions must be taken and care exercised unless you are so heartless 

 as to not care how much cruelty and hardship the dog endures, especially on a 

 trip of over twelve hours unless properly crated, watered and fed, and a day and 

 night trip is just so much harder. If it is a grown dog, an adult, food for twenty- 

 four hours they can do without, and no harm, but in case of a young p.uppy, it 

 must have food at least twice a day even if only a day or night trip. This you 

 can arrange for by sending food in a bag tied onto the box and a LARGE, prom- 

 inent request on box, "PLEASE FEED MORNING AND NIGHT FOOD IN BAG." If an 

 adult dog, and trip is a day and n^ght only, then drop a big bone or two in box 

 for it to gnaw on, or a few dog cakes. Fasten tin pan or cup inside in one corner 

 up a few inches from floor for water and a big request on box, "PLEASE WATEK 

 OFTEN," especially if in hot weather. Now, as to longer trips than twenty-four 

 hours, extra attention must be given: My plan is as follows: I first go to my 

 express agent, have him look up best time t<o start dog for best trip and as tb 

 connections. Then if trip is to be two days or longer, I get him to write on ahead 

 at least twenty-four hours to the agents at any stations where dog has a "lay 

 over" of an hour or longer, asking this agent to there take out the dog on chain 

 to attend to nature's calls, also to feed and water. I find no difficulty in getting 



