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pups or his garden to allow them to wander where they please, pick- 

 ing up all sorts of indigestible substances. For such Messrs. Boulton 

 and Paul have specially designed a puppy-house and run (Fig. 7). 

 In the latter the puppies will be able to obtain just that little 

 exeicise which at the beginning of their lives is necessary, as well 

 as sun and fresh air without draught. 



Yet another class of dog-owner is he or she who has a dog which 

 by reason of its constitution is unfitted for being placed outdoors ; 

 or again, one that it is desired to keep indoors for the purpose of 



Fig. 8. BASitEi Kennel. 



protecting the house. For such dogs, usually small, there are nothing 

 better than the ornamental baskets, or basket kennels, which are 

 frequently seen (Fig. 8). In any of these hay or straw can be used ; 

 but neither of these materiaJs would be suitable in the case of a 

 Yorkshire Terrier or even a Clydesdale, as they would be sure to get 

 intimately mixed with the long, silky coat, to the latter's certain 

 loss. Such varieties should be bedded upon a soft cushion. 

 It is hardly necessaiy to say that, however dogs are housed, the 



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