Exercise 



CHAPTER IV 



TREATMENT OF SAPLINGS 



WHEN the greyhound sapling has reached the age of nine 

 months, a course of treatment which will fit him to begin 

 active training must be put in force. With those that have 

 come in from walk, the first step is a thorough overhauling, 

 carefully looking for signs of accidents, such as scars, enlarged 

 joints, &c. Being satisfied of their freedom from outward 

 weaknesses, the skin should be closely examined for symptoms 

 of mange, eczema, or vermin ; should such be discovered, 

 the youngster must be isolated and treated accordingly, and 

 under any circumstances a thorough washing with soft soap in 

 tepid water is recommended, care being taken to thoroughly 

 dry with a rough towel and rub down with a hair glove. The 

 practised eye is pretty certain to detect the presence of internal 

 parasites in a large percentage of the saplings that come in 

 from walk unless they have been constantly attended by the 

 kennelman on the system mentioned in the previous chapter. 

 Anyhow we strongly advocate a general course of physic all 

 round as soon as the youngsters have been cleaned up and 

 have settled to their new abode. A dessert-spoonful of castor- 



