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where the muscles are full of fire and tone, 

 strong, yet pliable, with just .sufficient fat to 

 act as a reserve force for Nature, are details 

 apparently small in themselves, but large 

 enough in the aggregate to bring success. 



These matters can be studied by trainers of 

 field trial dogs with an assurance of profit to 

 themselves, and in only a slightly less degree 

 are they subjects with which every dog-owning 

 sportsman should concern himself. 



FEEDING. 



The dog is a carnivorous animal, but do- 

 mestication and association with man have al- 

 tered or affected his organs of digestion, and 

 he thrives best on a mixed diet or one con- 

 taining meat, grain and vegetables. The pro- 

 portions of these depend altogether upon the 

 individual's constitution, peculiar existing state 

 of health and the work he is called upon to do. 

 These matters can be determined only by ex- 

 periment and observation. Food and water are 

 to the muscular system what fuel and steam 

 are to the locomotive. Muscular exertion causes 

 a destruction of muscular elements ; the destruc- 

 tion of muscular elements generates heat in 

 varying degrees and produces a large amount 

 of effete poisonous matter that the kidneys and 

 bowels are called upon to remove. 



If the dog is in good condition, the muscles 

 firm, elastic and properly nurtured by a fit 



