200 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



of a long wall or house, a runway can be provided in similar manner. The 

 kennel can be placed a few feet beyond the end of long wire so that the d?og can 

 get to and into it without needing to be changed. 



YARDS FOP. DOGS. If you have a dog you should also have a yard fenced in. 

 No one living in a city should keep a dog unless 'they have the yard, except in a 

 case of a small toy dog, that you keep in the house or a flat, and in such cases 

 you must take your dog out for a walk night and morniing. No dogs, even the 

 smallest toy, can live right and be healthy if they live indoors and on carpets 

 all their life. They must get their fee't on mother earth and a chance at grass. 

 I pity any dog that has to live in a parlor or a bedroom all his life for he is in 

 prison, perhaps an elegant prison, but yet it is a prison and the dog is leading 

 an unatural life and a limited one. A friend of mine who is worth many 'thou- 

 sands of dollars to my "cents lives in an elegant mansion in Cincinnati, sur- 

 rounded by large grounds and handsome lawns, but to be fashionable and his 

 place to look to correspond with his fashionable neighbors, he has no fence 

 around it. He owned a very fine St. Bernard and a few days ago the electric 

 car in front of his house killed his dog. Now, if he had had a fence his dog 

 would be living. Your neighbor may have a fine lawn and no fence and your 

 dog has no right to trespass on his grounds and destroy his flowers. This neigh- 

 bor may be one of those unfortunate persons who have something lacking in 

 their general make-up, and does not love dogs (and for this he is to be pitied), 

 and your dog coming into his yard and committing a nuisance or damaging his 

 flowers causes him to Borne night "drop a button" where your dog gets it and 

 then your dog dies. If you had had a fence and kept your dog where he 

 belonged, your to-be-pitied neighbor (because he does not love dogs) would not 

 have done so and your dog would still be living. If you have a fine lawn in front 

 and must keep up the style of the 'neighborhood, then at least do the next best 

 tiling, viz., fence off a good-sized yard in rear of your house for the dog. This is 

 better and safer than no yard at all and will do all right if large enough, but 

 then take the dog out for a walk once a day at least, which will add to his health 

 and happiness. Dogs have rights, and many of them, but your dog has no 

 right to become a nuisance to your neighbor, and he won't, if properly kept and 

 cared for on your own premises. The fence should be so high that there is no 

 danger of the dog jumping it, and your gates should be made self-closing, as 

 your servants or a caller may leave the gate open, and in this way your dog 

 will live and s'tay where he belongs and has a right to, and can't trespass or 

 get himself or his owner into trouble. 



I am sorry to say that there are some people in this enlightened age who 

 do not like dogs. I pity all such, and should you contemplate moving into 

 another neighborhood, before you close the deal for 'the house first find out if 

 your neighbors on both sides love dogs if npt, don't rent this house, but find 

 one where you w'ill have better neighbors who do love dogs, for thei&e you can 

 trust and the others you could not. If you are living beside people who do not 

 love dogs watch them closely. 



The only safe plan in such a case is to get up and take a look all over your 

 yard carefully each morning before you let your dog out, for you might find a 

 piece of "fixed" meat or a piece of sponge that had been dipped in grease which, 

 if 'the dog picked up and swallowed, would cause a very painful death. Also, 

 be very careful yourself and never throw a cork that may have grease or oil on it 

 where your dog could get hold of it, for this would cause his death as well, 



