THE DOG 95 



Street, Glasgow, and can be seen at Glenreasdell, 

 Argyll, by any one. The kennels face south, and 

 alongside of them stands the keeper's house. The 

 building is surrounded by a wire fence 7 ft. high, 

 covered with 3 in. mesh wire netting, enclosing a 

 small park of 3 acres, where the dogs can have 

 exercise, and into which they are turned when the 

 kennels are being cleaned. A burn also runs 

 through this enclosure, where they can bathe in 

 warm weather. This, to our mind, is an ideal 

 situation. 



Iron roofs should not be used for kennels, as they 

 are extremely hot in summer, and insufferably cold in 

 winter. Where they at present exist, it is a good plan 

 to cover them with sods of grass, which in time grow 

 together ; such a covering, with a little top dressing, will 

 last for ten or fifteen years, and will keep the kennels 

 cool in summer and warm in winter. 



It will be seen in the plan that the kennels are 

 built on stone piers 2 ft. off the ground. On these 

 piers are laid old iron rails, and transversely placed 

 are a number of old iron rods ; any suitable scrap 

 iron will do equally well to hold the cement. 

 Under the iron beams erect a temporary support of 

 wood on which to lay the first coat of cement, which 

 should consist of three parts of broken brick or stones 

 to one part of cement of first-class quality, give a 

 gentle slope of 2 or 3 in. to the front, when hard, 

 finish smooth with two of sharp sand to one of cement. 



