DOGS. 117 



WASHING* 



When it is necessary to wash dogs to rid them of vermin, 

 care should be exercised in not making the water too hot. 



The face and head should be wetted first, as fleas and other 

 parasites seek refuge about the ears and eyes, some escaping if 

 the usual practice is adopted of beginning in the middle of the 

 back. 



CHLOROFORM. 



As a method of restraint total anaesthesia is of course the 

 most complete. It cannot be too much impressed upon 

 amateurs, however, that only a qualified man should be allowed 

 to administer an anaesthetic. 



CARE OF DOGS. 



Feeding. — To keep dogs in health regular feeding is desirable, 

 and a fresh supply of clean water daily. 



Being by nature carnivorous, the dog prefers animal food, 

 and will eat very little else if he can get enough of that. It 

 has been found that dogs in a state of domestication become 

 more frequently diseased when the diet is composed too largely 

 of meat. When the systeni of feeding on raw offal was 

 discovered to be wrong, the public was for a time misled by 

 enthusiasts into the opposite error, and gave their pets and 

 sporting dogs alike nothing but biscuits. Ships' biscuits, full 

 of weevils, were thought good enough for dogs until biscuit- 

 makers catered specially for our canine friends. These can 

 now be had from a number of respectable firms with or without 

 a reasonable proportion of meat fibre in them. 



