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being opened, and the ventilation should be secured by the plan 
introduced by Mr. Muir, whose address is 11 Ducie Street, 
Exchange, Manchester. This always secures a down-current as 
well as an up-current, so that there is little or no necessity for 
having the door open except for cleanliness; but in very windy 
weather the ventilation on the side of the wind should be closed, 
or the down-draught will be enough to chill the greyhounds. As 
these kennels are to be paved with a non-porous material, the soil 
is not of much consequence, but the situation should be dry and 
healthy, and the shade of a large tree is to be obtained if possible. 
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Elevation of Greyhound Kennel. 
The kennel management of the greyhound consists in little more 
than the adoption of cleanliness, which should be of the most 
scrupulous kind, together with regular feeding. Water is by some 
people constantly left for them to get at, but others object to it for 
dogs in training, and they then only give it with the food. My 
own opinion is decidedly in favour of the constant supply, as.it is 
impossible to prevent these animals from getting to it when at 
exercise ; and I am sure that, when they are kept from it in-doors, 
they take too much while they are out. On the contrary, if it is 
regularly supplied to them, they take very little, and are quite 
careless about it at all times. The dressing and management of 
the feet form a part of the training of the greyhound, and will be 
treated of under the head of Coursing. 
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