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Cook, a very good authority in these matters, ob- 

 serves that "the ribs should be visible and the flank 

 moderately hollow, but the loins must be filled up 

 in a dog in perfect condition. When dogs exhibit 

 general fulness and too much flesh, commence by 

 physic and a regular course of exercise, which should 

 be mild at first, but increased until it is severe. 

 Avoid too great a privation of food, otherwise the 

 conditioning process will be retarded." 



A dog cannot be kept in a healthy condition 

 without he is fed regularly and allowed as much 

 water as he will take; he should also be permitted 

 to take good exercise daily in the open air, and kept 

 perfectly clean. A piece of rock or roll brimstone 

 kept in the water-pan, will be found useful. 



When the bowels are relaxed, you may be sure 

 that a dog is not in health: as a prevention of this, 

 let him have good substantial food, and allow him to 

 run at liberty in search of the peculiar grass which 

 nature has given him instinct to partake of as a 

 ready means of correcting the disarrangement of his 

 bowels. A little sulphur and antimony, mixed with 

 the meat, or rolled up as a pill, and given to the dog 

 when symptoms of disease appear on the skin, will 

 be found very good, and will also operate as a pre- 

 ventive of disease; this is a cooling medicine, and is 

 of great service to dogs. 



Flies harrass and torment dogs sadly; they can- 

 not, perhaps, be wholly eradicated, but they can 

 be kept in check, and their increase prevented. For 

 this, cleanliness is the most certain remedy and 

 preventive. Not more than a week should elapse 

 without every dog being washed; lap or house-dogs 

 require to be well washed at least once a week ; after 



