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limbs stock or swell and stiffness or soreness 

 results. Hand rubbing of the muscles and 

 limbs breaks down this agglutination, forces the 

 blood out of the smaller capillaries into the 

 larger veins, where it is distributed to the 

 stomach, liver, lungs, brain and other organs 

 that require it, allowing digestion to proceed 

 natui-ally, thereby resting and soothing the ani- 

 mal and leaving the muscles pliable and elastic. 

 There are different methods of massage. 

 Some conduct the movement toward the body, 

 others toward the extremities. All that is 

 necessary to derive satisfactory results is a 

 gentle kneading of the muscles to stimulate the 

 superficial circulation and prevent and break 

 down any agglutination of the muscular fibers. 

 Ten or fifteen minutes' work on a dog after 

 he has had a hard day's work, either in the 

 hunting field or after a field trial heat, is all 

 that is required for this treatment. 



EXCESSIVE FATNESS. 



Some dogs take on flesh so rapidly as to 

 almost constitute a disease. Bitches which are 

 not allowed to breed and aged animals are 

 prone to accumulation of fat about the lungs, 

 heart, liver, kidneys and vital organs. . Ex- 

 cessive fat brings on wheezing, asthmatic 

 coughing and panting at the slightest exertion. 

 It is impossible to get these fleshy subjects to 



