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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



a day or two in advance. For one or two 

 small puppies a cat makes an excellent 

 mother. If the pups have to be fed by hand 

 Plasmon and milk, with a teaspoonful of 



MRS. F. w. COUSEN'S NAPOLEON BUONA- 

 PARTE BY TALI FLORA 



Photograph by T. Fall. 



cream to every half pint, is the best sub- 

 stitute for bitches' milk, being, indeed, the 

 chemical equivalent. Warmth is very essen- 

 tial for the first fortnight ; the use of blankets 

 and hot water bottles must be employed un- 

 less the pups are well mothered by their own 

 dam or a foster-mother, or if the weather be 

 cold. Directly the puppies are weaned a 

 certain proportion of lean, raw, scraped meat 

 should be given, as well as Benger's Food 

 made with milk, Plasmon wholemeal bis- 

 cuits soaked in milk, Force and milk, and 

 bread and milk. Feed every two or three 

 hours at first, keeping the puppies warm 

 and dry. At four months old three meals 

 a day should suffice, then give Spratt's 

 puppy biscuits dry and broken up, good 



gravy or soup poured over stale bread 

 crumbs, and one meal of lean raw meat. 



Watch for worms ; keep a look-out when 

 teething, and allow a large bone for the 

 puppies to gnaw, but not eat. 



The pups which one does not wish to keep 

 should be sold at the age of six weeks. 



Although to my knowledge many French 

 Bulldogs are good ratters, and some few can 

 account for a rabbit, they are by no means 

 a sporting breed ; they are essentially dogs 

 to be used as companions and household 

 pets, being very quaint, jolly, engaging 

 little personages, who are full of life and 



MRS. CHARLES WATERLOW'S CH. STANMORE 



ARGUS BY BILL FOLLETTE. 



Photograph by T. Fall. 



vivacity. Their size and temperament render 

 them particularly suitable for living in a 

 house or flat ; they are quiet and yet 

 bright, full of life yet not too boisterous. 



