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them twice a day viz. morning and evening. They thus tire 

 themselves out the last thing at night, after which they get their 

 bellyfull, and then they rest quietly all night. Whereas, if fed 

 in the middle of the day, they get restless and quarrelsome at 

 night, and the kennelman has to use his whip to keep them 

 quiet. 



One of the most important points in rearing the greyhound is, 

 to give him a daily supply of bones, which are not only requisite 

 to keep his teeth clean, but, in order that he may, in gnawing 

 them, give rise to that due secretion of saliva which his health 

 demands. Dogs do not chew their food like man, but they 

 require saliva to digest it, as much, or more than he does, and 

 the only way to produce this secretion in sufficient quantity for 

 digestive purposes is, to keep their jaws at work by the gnawing 

 of bones. But, besides this, during the growth of their limbs, 

 a large supply of phosphate of lime is required to build up the 

 skeleton or framework, and, though the mineral element is partly 

 found in the oat and wheat flour, still bones supply it in a 

 condition more easily taken up by the absorbents of their alimen- 

 tary canal. Another important point is, to give them occasionally 

 potatoes or vegetable food of some kind, as cabbage, French beans, 

 turnips, or carrots, once or twice a week. By so doing you will 

 rarely require to physic your puppies, unless they happen to get 

 worms, distemper, or other extraordinary aliment. 



Between the fourth and fifth month, the set of milk-teeth are 

 shed, and the permanent teeth come through the gums. In whelps 

 which have been well reared, the teething is effected by the 



