FOOD OF PUPPIES. 263 
tages of the “walk” without those disadvantages attending upon it 
in the shape of bad habits acquired in chasing poultry, rabbits, 
and often hares, during whith the puppy learns to run cunning. 
One of the first symptoms of this vice is the waiting to cut off a 
corner, which is soon learnt if there is the necessity for it, and 
even in mutual play the puppy will often develop it. Hence I 
have seen a “walked” greyhound, with his very first hare, show 
as much waiting as any old worn-out runner, evidently acquired 
in his farm-yard education, or possibly from. having been tempted 
after a hare or two by the sheep-dog belonging to the farm. 
Moreover, the home-reared puppy, being confined in a limited 
space during the greater part of his time, is inclined to gallop 
when first let out, and takes in this way more exercise than those 
brought up on the other plan; so that, after considering both 
methods, I have come to the conclusion that the home-rearing is 
preferable on the whole, though there is no doubt that good dogs 
may be reared in either way. 
The best plan is to fence off a long slip of turf; or, if a small 
walled enclosure can be procured, fence off about a yard or two all 
round, by which last plan an excellent gallop is secured, without 
the possibility of cutting corners, and with a very slight loss of 
ground, An admirable plan is to build four large sleeping-rooms 
in a square block, and then all round this let there be a run two 
yards wide, which may be separated into four divisions or thrown 
into one at will. Ifthe latter, the puppies will exercise themselves 
well round and round the building, which is a practice they are 
very fond of; and even if two or more lots are wanted to occupy 
the compartments, the whole can be thrown open to each lot in 
turn. When this plan is adopted the run should be paved, so 
that the expense is much greater than in the other mode, in which 
the natural soil is allowable, because the puppies are not kept on 
it long enough to stain it. (See page 272.) 
THE FOOD OF PUPPIES AT HOME OR “AT WALK,” AND 
ITS PROPER PREPARATION. 
Whether at home or out, puppies require the same kind of food, 
and the more regularly this is given as to quantity and quality, as 
