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mouldy, and the dogs contract rheumatism. If it is 

 too cold for the dogs to be outside, they can get shelter 

 inside. It will be noticed the fireplace in store and 

 bothy is against the centre dividing wall and gives heat 

 to two of the dog houses, which are useful to place sick 

 dogs in. Poles 18 in. high and 4 in. in diameter near 

 the gutter should be fixed in the floor of each run for 

 dogs to lift their leg against. The gutter drained to 

 the lowest end should run the whole length of the 

 kennels, with an outlet pipe which falls into a tank or 

 cesspool with two divisions, the second of which is filled 

 with coke to act as a septic tank. From the top of 

 the second chamber a small fireclay pipe will run to 

 take the water away, and will discharge itself at some 

 distance into the ground, which can be improved by 

 a few carts of gravel. This will form a second filter 

 for the water before it enters the stream, and will keep 

 the outside of the kennels clean and dry. Water should 

 always be led into the kennels. On each run there 

 should be a wooden platform or bench 8 in. off ground 

 for dogs to sit out on. 



A very good plan to stop dogs from the bad habit 

 of wetting their bed is to have a folding lid of light 

 spars shutting down about 1 7 above the bench accord- 

 ing to size of dog, so that there will be just room for 

 dogs to get in, but not space enough to stand up in. 

 If this is done dogs will not be able to continue the 

 bad habit. 



