Modern Breaking 165 



ofif, thus at the beginning of the season com- 

 pletely incapacitating the dog for work. 



Trouble of this kind can be avoided by grad- 

 ually hardening the feet by daily road runs. 

 Carefully examine the feet at night for cuts or 

 bruises, and if any be found dust them with 

 powdered boracic acid. Hound trainers fre- 

 quently resort to the following treatment for 

 hardening or protecting the feet of dogs which 

 are short of work: Take half a pint of the oil 

 of tar ; pour a small quantity on a plank, shingle 

 or shallow dish ; put the dog's foot squarely 

 into this, then remove and place the foot in a 

 pan of Fuller's earth. Do this with all four 

 feet, every other day, for a week, and once a 

 week during the hunting season, and there will 

 be little danger of sore feet. 



All dogs come in at night from the hunting 

 field with the feet more or less sore, feverish 

 and inflamed. They should be washed carefully 

 in cold water, all dirt or obstructions between 

 the toes removed, and the foot placed for ten 

 minutes in a saturated solution of boracic acid. 

 This may be repeated each morning. The fol- 

 lowing lotion can be freely used : Tincture of 

 arnica, calendula and matico, of each one-half 

 ounce, tincture of opium one ounce, witch-hazel 

 and water in equal parts to make one pint. 



When the soles slough off, as they do some- 

 times, trim off all ragged portions and poultice 



