DHE BRUSSELS 
It must be admitted that Griffons are 
not the easiest of dogs to rear, particu- 
larly at weaning time. From five to 
eight weeks is always a critical period in 
the puppyhood of a Griffon, and it is 
necessary to supersede their maternal 
nourishment with extreme caution. Farin- 
aceous foods do not answer, and usually 
cause trouble sooner or later. A small 
quantity of scraped raw beef—an egg- 
spoonful at four weeks, increasing to a 
teaspoonful at six—may be given once a 
day, and from four to five weeks two addi- 
tional meals of warm milk—goat’s for 
preference—and not more than a table- 
spoonful at a time should be given. From 
five to six weeks the mother will remain 
with the puppies at night only, and three 
milk meals may be given during the day, 
with one of scraped meat, at intervals of 
about four hours, care being taken to give 
too little milk rather than too much. At 
six weeks the puppies may usually be taken 
entirely from the mother, and at this time 
it is generally advisable to give a gentle 
MISS A. F. HALL'S 
CH. LA PERLE DES GRIFFONS. 
Photograph by Russell, 
vermifuge, such as Ruby. A very little 
German rusk may also be added to the 
milk meals, which may be increased to one 
and a-half tablespoonfuls at a time, but it 
must always be remembered that, in nine 
cases out of ten, trouble is caused by over- 
feeding rather than underfeeding, and until 
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the rubicon of eight weeks has been passed, 
care and oversight should be unremitting. 
At eight weeks old, Force or brown bread- 
crumbs may be added to the morning 
milk, chopped meat may be given instead 
MRS. T. WHALEY'S 
CH. GLENARTNEY SPORT. 
BY CH. 
LOUSTIC——CORA 
of scraped at midday, the usual milk at 
tea-time, and a dry biscuit, such as Plas- 
mon, for supper. At ten weeks’ old the 
milk at tea-time may be discontinued and 
the other meals increased accordingly, and 
very little further trouble need be feared, 
for Griffons very rarely suffer from teeth- 
ing troubles. 
I do not like the idea of herding puppies 
together, feeding them and attending to 
their material needs, but making no attempt 
to develop their intelligence and finer 
qualities. The puppies should be talked to 
and companionably treated from the first, 
and every effort made to enlarge their out- 
look on life, so that when puppyhood days 
are passed they will not be irresponsible 
beings with no knowledge of the world, 
but bright and loving little companions to 
those with whom their lot may be cast. A 
remark which is often made to me anent 
Griffons and other non-sporting breeds is 
this: “Yes, but what use are they? Are 
they any good for catching rats?” My 
answer to this remark is that, although 
my Griffons are quite capable of tackling 
a rat if need be, the love for dogs which 
is measured by their ability to hunt or 
