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other substances ; these dogs also d(^ well and 

 are health)". For kennels of a dozen dogs or 

 nifjre it is ])rudent to eook broth at home, and 

 to gi\-e to the best dogs great ciuantities of dog 

 biscuit. Biscuit is also \'er)- con\-enient for 

 those \vh(j ha\'e only one or two dogs, as it 



much fatigue ; but to take a basset hound, a 

 bulldog, a collie, or a St. Bernard on a rapid 

 trip is injurious to the animal and distressing 

 to his owner. A short trip on a summer's 

 afternoon in the park or half an hour mto the 

 country will not harm any dog, whereas a long 

 and rapid run injures both his 

 heart and his lungs. " Choose 

 between me and )'our machine," 

 says the dog, and he is perfectly 

 right 



It is also injurious to send a 

 dog out twice a day on the chain 

 with a servant, — in the morning 

 when the milkman is at the door, 

 in the evening when the maid 

 goes to market. In the morning 

 Turk or Mimi will want to make 

 acquaintance with his or her con- 

 geners of a doubtful kind ; in the 

 evening it is the maid's acquaint- 

 ance who makes the promenade 

 disagreeable to the dog. 



Go out yourself with your 

 dogs; feed \.\\&va. yourself ; Cf)n- 



vince 3-ourself. daily that they are cared for as merel)' requires to be broken up and soaked, or 

 you desire, — these are some of the rules that it can be bought broken up. Thus dry food in 

 every owner of dogs should inscribe in gilt sufficient quantity is at hand at all times. It 

 letters on his kennels. Above all, carry the is necessary, however, to be sure of a good 

 food yourself to your dogs ; animals accustom dealer, who will suppl)- fresh biscuit from the 

 themselves and attach themselves most to best manufacturers, who [jrepare their product 



A(iRF,EAl-iLE PKOin-:X.\l)K FOU THE DOG 



those who feed them. 



IX. Care and Food 



It is very dif^cult to say what is the best 

 food to give to dogs. The harness 

 dogs, for instance, who nexer 

 get anything but bread and 

 potatoes, continue in 

 good health whil 

 doing hard work 

 Some are fed 

 solely on biscuit 

 made of flour 

 mixed with a 

 certain quan- 

 tity of minced 

 meat, fish, or 



Articles used for the Feeding of Dogs 



with the utmiist care. Many brands of adulter- 

 ated biscuit, made of refuse of all kinds, are now 

 on the market. To certain dogs who cannot 

 bear meat, excellent fish biscuit may be gixen 

 now and then. It is best not to gi\'e 

 it di'}', though all dogs, espe- 

 ciall\- young ones, ought 

 to have hard food often 

 in order to cleanse 

 and s t r e n g t h e n 

 their teeth. 

 It is not bad to 

 vary the food 

 with rye bread, 

 brown bread, 

 and occasion- 

 ally vegetables. 



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