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The floor, as in all kennels, should be impervious to wet, and 

 the draining carefully attended to. 



Elevation of Greyhound Kennel. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



It is of great importance to health that the kennel should be 

 kept scrupulously clean ; the kennelman should, therefore, wash it 

 down every morning, and mop the floor as dry as possible after- 

 wards. In the cold weather of winter, it is a good plan to strew 

 sawdust on the floor, or to cover it with straw, but I prefer the 

 former ; wheat straw is the best for litter, and should be shaken 

 up daily, and renewed twice a week. Where fleas are very 

 troublesome in the summer, deal shavings are a good substitute 

 for straw. If it is cold, the door of the sleeping-room must be 



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