METHODS OF SECURING ,g 



all classes of dogs, are about 5* by 2\ feet. The front is 



improved by making the edge in the form of a semicircle, as 



this sometimes affords an advantage when operating upon 



the parts which overhang it. 



The keyholes are placed in 



parallel rows at intervals of 



about 3 inches, the long part of 



the hole being made to point 



towards the centre of the table, 



as shown in Fig. 12. The 



keys which fit into these holes 



are made of brass or other 



metal, being shaped like a 



solid key, but having a shoulder 



or rim running just underneath the loop in order to prevent 



them from passing too far into the hole in the board. The 



Fig. 13.— Key Hobble looped 

 ready for Application. 



Fig. 14. — A Dog fixed with Hobbles on an Ordinary Table in the 

 'Abdominal ' Position. 



hobble consists simply of a piece of tape passing through the 



ring on the key, the two ends being stitched firmly together. 



The method of securing" an animal is first to place the 



clove hitch on the jaws as previously described, then a hobble 



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