118 DOGS 



Pups should never be allowed to lie about in the damp, 

 and if taken out in the damp or rainy weather, they should 

 be rubbed dry at once with a dry rubber. 



Nest fop Brood Bitch 



Give a box or basket of sufficient size for her to turn 

 round in easily; it should be rather shallow. Beef-tea 

 thickened with bread or puppy biscuits for food. 



The Dog in Law 



The keeping of a vicious dog, except under proper 

 precautions, is illegal. The owner is held liable for all 

 damage when the injured party is not at fault. If a dog 

 is addicted to biting, and is allowed to go out unmuzzled 

 so that it may become a terror, the proprietor may be 

 indicted as a common nuisance. If a dog is fierce or 

 ferocious, it must be muzzled according to law. At one 

 time the law of England was that it was not larceny to 

 steal any of the lower animals, in which class all dogs, 

 except valuable ones, were included ; but afterwards dog- 

 stealing was declared to be an offence punishable by a fine, 

 and during the Victorian reign has been made an act of 

 misdemeanour. For the first ofience, on summary con- 

 viction, six months' hard labour, or a fine not exceeding 

 201. beyond the value of the dog. The second offence is 

 an indictable one, punished by fine or imprisonment and 

 hard labour, not exceeding eighteen months, or both. 

 There is a similar punishment for those persons found in 

 possession of dogs or dogs' skins knowing them to be stolen. 

 If a dog strays into a neighbour's field and does not commit 

 mischief, there is no ground for an action for trespass, and 

 even when he does do harm the person who kills him may 

 in certain circumstances be liable for damages. 



