General Management. ii 



Mr. H. D. Kingdon, whose experience in the manage- 

 ment of dogs, particularly mastiffs, is considerable, ranging 

 over a period of forty years, and for whose sound opinion 

 I entertain the highest respect, informs me his kennels are 

 constructed in stables and shedding, and formed into loose 

 boxes ; the flooring is composed of asphalte, and is sloped 

 from the sides to the centre, and outwards to communicate 

 with the common drain. On this flooring he has a slight 

 sprinkling of air-slacked lime, and this is littered over with 

 fern. The bench is composed of a loose wooden floor, on 

 planks separated a short distance, and nailed across joists. 

 (Fig. I.) 



The top line I is the bench, the oblique lines 2 2 the 

 sloping asphalte-floor. 



For full-grown dogs he uses four-legged bedsteads simi- 

 Ur to a table, with a ledge round the outside to prevent 

 them getting their legs between it and the wall, and 

 sufficient space is left to walk on two sides of the said 

 table. 



DISINFECTION. 



The disinfection of a kennel is a matter of great import- 

 ance, for unless the habitation and ground is sweet and 

 clean we cannot expect our dogs to be healthy and pleasant 

 companions. 



An agent which possesses an overpowering smell, con- 

 cealing an offensive one without destroying its disease- 

 producing power, is not a true disinfectant. The infective 

 principle of contagion or infection must be met by a 

 stronger and exterminating force. 



When disease invades a kennel, especially if it be of an 

 infectious or contagious character, the employment of 



