CHAPTER V 



KENNELS 



THE question of kennels is a more im- 

 portant one than is generally supposed, 

 and the venerable saying " Anything is 

 good enough for a dog " should be replaced 

 by " Nothing is too good for a hound," as 

 those who have attempted to kennel valuable 

 hounds in unfitting quarters have discovered 

 to their cost. 



While it is unnecessary to invest large sums 

 of money in kennels to insure comfort and 

 health for the occupants, one should not go to 

 the other extreme of overcrowding hounds in 

 unfitting quarters. Cramped quarters and 

 foul surroundings will do more to unfit hounds 

 for field work than can be counteracted by all 

 the skill of competent trainers and handlers. 

 Anyone who wishes to gain a reputation as a 

 successful breeder or hunter of hounds should 

 well consider the matter of comfortably ken- 

 neling them. 



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