32 DOGS. 



The kind of dogs most liable to diseases caused 

 by repletion are the fancy and pet in-door and par- 

 lour dogs, that, from a false notion of kindness 

 towards them on the part of their masters or mis- 

 tresses, get overfed and take but little exercise. 

 Diseases of this kind are not difficult of cure: the 

 trite saying, " Remove the cause, and the effects 

 will cease," at once explains the origin of the disease 

 and the only means by which a complete cure can 

 be effected. 



The best way to prevent disease in dogs is to look 

 carefully to them in their early days: this has been 

 partially hinted at in the directions relative to feed- 

 ing. Too much flesh food, particularly if given raw, 

 has a tendency to produce or increase a ferocity of 

 disposition, and create in the animal an offensive 

 smell: liver has the effect of relaxing the bowels, 

 and is in other respects objectionable: meat should 

 always be cooked, and given cold to the dog. On 

 alternate days, a change of food, of a fariuacious 

 or vegetable kind, should be given. A few 7 bones, 

 given occasionally, are excellent for dogs: they help 

 to cleanse their teeth, and also keep their bowels in 

 order. One meal a day is ample for dogs: his very 

 nature incites him to eat whenever he can procure 

 food, but not to feed often; sometime in the course 

 of the forenoon, present him with a good meal; 

 and, with the exception of the little pickings he 

 may obtain, and a few bones from the dinner 

 table, give him no more till the next day. On no 

 account overfeed him, or give him so much food as 

 to deprive him of the power of taking exercise. 

 Tripe food, boiled, or healthy horse-flesh, are both 

 good, and, varied a little with other less solid food, 

 will go far to keep a dog in good order. Colonel 



