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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



Boulloii aiul Paul, (if Norwich, Mipply ad- 

 mirabl',- (.loiciicd licniiul l^cnnels. '1 heir 

 wood liunlini;- estabiislinient (Xo. 7O0) 

 conu's \rr\- near to sanitar)' pcrtertion. 

 lis approxiniale cost is X'Soo, but the 

 kennels ou some sportins,^ estates cost as 

 inauv ihousauds— those at Goodwood are 

 said to have cost /,"iS,ooo. A uiore modest 

 erection, of which the plan on the ]5revious 

 paye is an examjile, can be had com])lete 

 for about /."iju. This may be taken as a 

 su!,\t;e-,tion for either a smaller or lai\L;er 

 building;'. In a lart:;er establishnienl, and 

 where ihere is a plentiful water sup|)ly, it 

 is well to have a sunk-en hound-l)atli in the 

 corner of one of tlie yards, and, of course, 

 separate runs for doi,'s and bitches. 



Whether lln' \aril be encompassed with 

 iron rails or with wire netting, it is well to 

 have the lower |)art S(.) partitioned at the 

 sides that the does in neighbouring runs 

 cannot see each (ther and cjuarrel ; and 

 this lower partiti<in ought to have no shelf 

 or ridge within reach of the dogs' fore-feel, 

 as the continual climbing to look' out is a 

 practice which has a tendency to distort 

 the elbows. But at the front the raiU 

 should be 0])en to the ground, anil so close 

 together that the dog is not tempted to 

 push his nose through and rasp his muzzle. 



Opinions differ as to the best material 

 for the flooring of kennels and the paving 

 of runs. Asphalte is suitable for either in 

 mild weather, but in siunmer it becomes 

 uncomfortablv hot for the feet, unless it is 

 partly composed of cork'. Concrete has its 

 advantages if the surfaci- can be kept dry. 

 Flagstones are cold for winter, as also are 

 tiles and bricks, i'or terriers, who enj<iy 

 Inirrowing, earth is the best ground for the 

 run, and it can be kept free from dirt antl 

 buried bones by a rake o\cr in the morning, 

 while tufts of grass left round the margins 

 suppK" the dogs' natmal medicine. The 

 mox'able sleeping bench must, of course, 

 be of wootl, raised a few inches above the 

 floor, with a ledge to keep in the straw or 

 other beilding. Woculen lloors are open 

 to the objection that thev absorb the urine; 

 but tlogs should be taught not to fold their 

 nest, and in any case a fre(|uent disintecting 

 with a solution of Pearson's or Je\es' fluid 

 shoidd ol)\iate impuritw while tleas, which 

 lake refuge in the dust between the plank"s 



may be dismissed or kept awa\- with a 

 sprinkling of paraffin. Whatever the floor- 

 ing, scrupulous cleanliness in the kennel is 

 a prime necessitx', and the inner w.alls 

 should be freciuenth' limewasheil. It is 

 important, too, that no scra]:)s of rejected 

 footl or bones shoiikl be left King about 

 to become piUritl or to tempt the \isits of 

 nus, whii li bring fleas, if the dogs do n(.it 

 finish, their food wJlen it is ser\cd to them, 

 it shoiiki be remo\-ed until hungei- gi\es 

 a]ipeti(e for the next meal. 



Man\' breeders of the large and thick- 

 coat'.'d \'arieties, such as .St. Bernards, 

 .W'w foundlands. Old haiglish .Sheepdogs, 

 and rough-haired Collies, gi\-e their dogs 

 nothing to lie upon but clean bare boards. 

 The roat is itseil a suflicient cushion, but 

 in winter weather straw gi\es ackled 

 warmth, and for short-hairitl dogs some- 

 thing soft, if it is <inl\- a piece of carpet or 

 a sack", is needeil as a bed to protect the 

 hocks from abrasion. 



With regartl to feeding, this requires to 

 be studied in relation to the particiflar 

 breetl. ()ne good meal a daw served by 

 pi'eference in the e\'ening, is suflicient for 

 the atlidt if a dr\- dog-cake or a handful of 

 rodnim be given for breakfast, and perhaps 

 a laige bone to gnaw at. Clean cold water 

 must alwa\'S jji' at hand in all weathers, 

 ami a drink of milk coloiu'ed with tea is 

 nourishing. (boat's milk is particularh- 

 suit.-ible for the dog: manv owners keep 

 goats on their premises to gi\e a constant 

 supph-. it is a mistake to suppose, as 

 manv j^iersons do, that meal diet provokes 

 eczema anil (4her skin troubles; the con- 

 trar\- is the cas,'. The ilog is b\' nature a 

 caini\drous animal, anil wholesome flesh, 

 either cookeil or raw, should be his staple 

 food, llorseflesli, which is fre(iilentl\- used 

 in large establishments, is not so fully to 

 111' reheil upon as orilinarv butcher meat. 

 The horse is iie\er specialK' bred for yield- 

 ing food, and unless it has been killed by 

 an accident or slaughtered because of 

 phxsical injur\-, it either dies of disease or 

 of olil age. it is necessary, therefore, to 

 be certain where the flesh comes from 

 before it is distributed in the kennels, and 

 it ought always to be prom|5tly and well 

 l)oileil. There is no setious objection lo 

 hidlocks' heails, shceps' heads, bidlocks' 



