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gallop, as they then use their shoulders. Puppies at walk seldom gallop, 

 but shut up that puppy a bit, and when let loose he will gallop freely, which 

 is so necessary for the full development of his shoulder action. At six 

 months old puppies should be led and taken on the hills, or any strange 

 ground, and let loose. The downs are preferable, as it is necessary to teach 

 them to gallop up and down hill. I always prefer down hill, as it brings 

 the shoulders more into play. This is the period when greyhounds improve 

 And lengthen out. After they are six months old, twice a day is ample feed- 

 ing, say morning at eight o'clock, afternoon at three o'clock. About twenty 

 minutes in the home fields after last feed is advisable if the weather will 

 ■admit. 



The food used should be the best oatmeal, bullocks' and sheeps' head broth 

 (with the meat therefrom), and plenty of onions in it. During the winter 

 celery and vegetables and sheep's tripes mixed with the above, well boiled. 

 The latter are light of digestion, nourishing, and inexpensive. Sheep's and 

 bullocks' liver (baked or boiled) is an excellent change, dogs being extremely 

 fond of it, especially when baked, and, if given underdone, it is a good sub- 

 stitute for a mild dose of physic. During the summer months, when you 

 cannot stew vegetables in the broth, have at least two vegetable boils a 

 week. In this way you save chemists' bills, and your pups are always 

 healthy in skin and body. Rice boils are useful for a change, but it is not 

 a good article of diet, being too fattening and binding. Brown bread is also 

 useful, but inclined to be heating if used too freely. Ship biscuits are a 

 -capital help, and saving good bread in the mornings and evenings. Of 

 ■course, they must not be used for very small puppies, but after about four 

 months' old, and Spratt's fish and meat biscuits can be given with wonder- 

 fully good efiect once or twice a week. Change of food is everything for 

 health, and with a little management this can easily be done. 



As to puppy diseases, I rarely have distemper in my kennels. Yellows is 

 the hete noir, though I did not have a case until 1 had bred greyhounds for 

 •several years. I have latterly lost many from this awful complaint, and 

 ^tribute it to having had so many dogs on the same ground, and, in a 

 measure, to the style of feeding. Which, however, is best ? Feed high, and 

 rear a magnificent lot of whelps, chancing yellows, which is not infectious> 

 or feed poorly, have a moderate lot, and, if you have distemper, lose many 

 I prefer the former, and find very few of the puppies succumb to distemper 

 — in fact, for several seasons I knew of hardly a case, because they are so 

 strong in constitution. Another important point, tliey always get over their 

 teething very easily, and the size of their teeth is enormous. Plenty of good 

 liard bones should be given, and also have an old bag or sacking in the field 

 ^here the whelps play when they are teething. They will invariably tug 

 one against the other, and in this way will soon loosen and extract their 

 puppy teeth. 



Luck is a most important factor in rearing greyhounds. You may have 

 ■the luck to get a dam who will throw nearly all winners, like many 1 could 

 mention. Then, whatever you do, or however they arc reared, they turn out 

 trumps. Fresh ground has much to do with success, also whether you live 

 in a civilized part of the world or not. Rear dogs in the North of England, 

 the Hampshire Downs, or in the wilds of Wales, and they will do well, as 

 they can have free liberty when walking ; but wherever there is much traffic 



