Your Dog and Your Cat 



Mature Dog. — All grown dogs should be fed at 

 least twice a day, for if they are required to con- 

 sume in one meal all their body needs for the 

 twenty-four hours, the stomach becomes excessively 

 dilated and in time digestion is affected. The meals 

 should be spread out as much as~possible but the 

 evening meal must not be given too near bedtime. 

 Regularity is very important. The feeding time 

 should vary but little from day to day. Stomach 

 upsets can easily result from carelessness in the way 

 the food is given. 



The amount of food the dog receives must de- 

 pend on his physical condition rather than his ap- 

 petite. Dogs are as a rule very greedy eaters, and 

 if given their own way will eat all they can hold. 

 This is the mistake most commonly made and is 

 the cause of a great deal of the dog's trouble. The 

 dog should be kept in good trim condition, just fat 

 enough to round the body nicely. A dog is too thin 

 when his ribs stand out plainly, but he is altogether 

 too fat when they are so covered that it is hard 

 to distinguish each individual rib. 



Meat should make up a substantial portion of the 

 meal. From this is derived the nutritive material 

 which feeds the body cells in compensation for the 

 wear and tear of the body activities. Fats and 

 starches are needed for the production of heat, 

 and to make the fat of the body. For inactive ani- 

 mals but little of this kind of food is required. 

 Meat, however, is so concentrated and so thor- 



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