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closed at night, and, when very severe, by day also. Some trainers 

 cut a hole in the door, and nail loosely over this a piece of 

 carpet, which allows the dog to pass in and out without admitting 

 too much air, and is an excellent plan except in very cold 

 weather. 



When ticks have once infested a kennel it is often very difficult 

 to eradicate them, and even brimstone burnt with closed doors 

 fails to do so. In such a case dissolve an ounce of corrosive 

 sublimate in a pint of spirit of wine, and brush over the walls and 

 woodwork with the solution. Then whitewash with quicklime and 

 water, and when all is dry the dogs may be admitted with impunity. 

 Fleas retreat into the roof, so that they cannot be destroyed in the 

 same way, and the only remedy is to sprinkle turpentine over the 

 litter and up into the crevices of the roof. 



PHYSIC. 



With regard to physic during puppyhood, I should never give 

 it, as a regular thing, without cause ; and the causes are as nume- 

 rous as the diseases of the dog. No harm, however, can arise 

 from an occasional mild dose of castor oil ; indeed, I am in the 

 habit of directing a dose whenever the puppy shows, by his dul- 

 ness or want of appetite, that he is slightly off his feed. This 

 occasional use of oil is only substituting one vegetable irritant (the 

 oil) for another and more natural one, the grass, which the dog 

 takes whenever amiss. 



