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Don't neglect ventilation in the kennels. Arrange this so that there is no 

 direct draught on the dogs. A good plan is to have openings under the eaves of the 

 kennel and inside nail a board the size of the aperture but slanting inwards at 

 an angle of 45 degrees so that the air is directed to the top of the kennel first. 



Don't feed raw meat to a dog suffering from diarrhea. Feed starchy foods. A 

 good stiff gruel of flour and water will often stop the complaint in early stages. 



Don't think that your duty is done when you have provided kennel runs for 

 your dogs. This fact will not always answer the exercising purpose. The dogr, 

 will probably lie around and take a toddle now and again, but no real exercise. 

 Therefore they should be given opportunity for a scamper at least once a day. 

 This is always feasible in the country and really no dogs should be kept in the 

 city, except household pets, and these can always be given a run when you walk, 

 if you care to take the trouble some people don't, and the dogs suffer. 



Don't allow the kennel yards to become littered with manure. Besides being 

 unhealthy and a source of worms, the manure is a saleable commodity and should 

 be regularly taken up, dried and sold to the morocco leather dressers, The bones 

 that accumulate around a kennel can also be disposed of. All these little things 

 count in the conduct of a large kennel. 



Don't feed scraps from the table without carefully looking them over before 

 doing so. In the dog's eagerness after dainties he may swallow a hidden fish 

 bone, chicken bone splinter or other pointed substance that may cause trouble 

 afterwards. Also don't feed highly seasoned messes that come from the table 

 just because they are handy and the dog will eat them. It will cost you less in 

 the long run to feed sound wholesome dog food. 



Dont' use the whip for every little mistake your dog makes. Dogs are not like 

 lions in a cage, to be subdued by a show of force. Talk to the dog and prove to 

 him by action and expression that he has done wrong. A dog follows his master's 

 expression more than you may think he does. Kindness and firmness accomplish 

 more than the lash. 



Dont' lose your temper and kick a dog. The dog is apt to consider the kick- 

 ing leg an enemy and treat it as such, and this may be uncomfortable for you. 

 Besides a kick in passion may do an irreparable injury to the dog. If a whip must 

 be used a thin rawhide is the best; it hurts and breakes no bones, and you can 

 control it better than a whip lash. 



Don't enter a kennel without speaking to the dogs, and especially so ac night, 

 or in the dark. The magic power of the vo^'ce may save you from a bite. When 

 meeting a strange dog always greet him kindly. A soft word will answer better 

 than your boot. And don't shrink from a dog that jumps or runs toward you, this 

 is an exhibition of fear that he is apt to take advantage of, and above ajl things 

 don't run away*rom him. 



Don't fail to frequently examine your dog's mouth. Teeth may become loose, 

 and thereby interfere with his eating; tartar may form when sloppy, unsuitable 

 food is given, and especially in the case of pet dogs, lap dogs, and so forth, that 

 are fed not wisely but too well, and this should be either brushed away or scraped. 

 Small slivers of bone are apt to run in between the gum and tooth; if not removed, 



