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liabit ^vhich slioulcl be checked, as it is often pro- 

 ductive of e^il consequences in cold weather. It 

 is useless to expect a dog to do his work properly 

 when he is aflPected by cold. His nose is often 

 tilled with mucus, and consequently not to be de- 

 pended on ; and, instead of being moist and cool, 

 Avill be found dry and liarsh. On some days tlic 

 scent is said to be better than others, which is no 

 doubt perfectly true ; but it should be rememlx'rcd 

 that tlic dog's nose may vary — a circumstance 

 which is, for the most part, altogether overlooked. 

 With these preliminary observations, I proceed 

 to the catalogTie of canine diseases, Avith the 

 methods of cure, so far as I am able to furnisli 

 them. 



THE DISTEMPER. 



Ox this subject I quote the following from my 

 father. I have seen fifty instances of the efficacy 

 of the method of treatment recommended, and 

 never knew it fail in a single one. In addition to 

 liis observations on the subject, I may remark, 

 that young dogs are seldom attacked with any dis- 

 ease except the distemper and fits. The latter are 

 -frequently caused by over-feeding, and will become 

 less frequent, and cease altogether when the 

 animal is put upon proper diet and has plenty of 

 fxevcise; t!ie former frequently terminates fatally 



