Care of the Dog 



need be taken out only at the will of his owner, 

 providing he gets sufficient exercise in one trip. 

 The dog that goes into the street to attend to him- 

 self must be given frequent chances to do so. Fail- 

 ure in this will result either in an unclean dog or an 

 unhealthy one. Retention of the urine tends to 

 cause a paralytic condition of the bladder which will 

 evidence itself by dribbling of the urine or in- 

 voluntary passages. The dog should be accustomed 

 to a routine which should not be varied from day 

 to day by any great space of time. He should be 

 taken out the first thing in the morning and the last 

 thing at night in order to shorten the night interval 

 as much as possible. Besides this he ought to have 

 at least two more chances to go out. The morning 

 trip should come before breakfast, as soon as pos- 

 sible after he starts moving about, for that will 

 induce the desire to urinate after his night's sleep. 

 His exercise periods are best given a considerable 

 time after he has eaten in order that digestion may 

 be partially, if not entirely, completed. There 

 should be no reason for the well dog to be unclean 

 with four chances to care for himself in twenty- 

 four hours. 



Vital Functions 



Relation to Health. — There is no more important 

 duty connected with the care of the dog than giving 

 proper attention to his necessary habits, and yet it 

 is the most often neglected. The maintenante of 



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