General Management of the Dog. ‘toi 
readers for information on this subject to Brit’sk Rural - 
Sports, by Stonehenge. Of the treatment necessary for the 
pointers, setters, spaniels, retrievers, and Newfoundland, 
we must. say a few words. | 
All these dogs are, in the usual way, chained up to a 
wooden kennel, with a length of chain which allows of no 
exercise; and the only advantage which they have over . 
neglected hounds is, that they are generally kept clean’ for 
‘the sake of appearances. But too often they are fed irre’ 
-gularly and on improper food, and. almost invariably proper ~ 
exercise is denied them. For these dogs Indian meal. is - 
by far the cheapest and the best kind of food, and with 
greaves it will keep them in good health, if they are only 
sufficiently exercised every day. But in many cases horse- 
flesh, being at times’ very cheap, is given raw, and often. 
unmixed with vegetable food ; and the master is then sur- 
prised if an eruption appears “over the bodies of his dogs, : 
when the chief reason for wonder is that any ever escape, 
with such a diet to stimulate and inflame their blood, and 
nothing to carry it off. This improper feeding and’ neglect 
of exercise are fertile sources of madness, and should be 
avoided by all who value their own safety; but. besides 
‘this motive, which some may perhaps disregard, there is 
another, which every sportsman will carefully consider, 
namely, that dogs so mismanaged are almost always de. 
ficient in nose. It is very often said that there is no scent 
for pointers or setters early in the season, but quite as 
frequently they have not come to their noses, and it is only 
after a fortnight’s work that they carry off the stimulating 
results of bad feeding. No sporting dog ought ever to be 
neglected, for he will seldom entirely regain his health, and’ 
without a full share of that commodity he will not be 
capable of making out ascent. Servants, therefore, ought 
to be well watched during the spring and summer, that the 
dogs may be attended to by them; and if they do their 
duty there will be very little reason to complain of birds 
flushed, or of sore feet, or knocking-up.. Sporting dogs 
(not including greyhounds) will seldom exercise themselves 
at a fast pace unless they are allowed to-hunt; and as this 
is impossible in the summer, they should be taken out 
