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kennel. We have counted over forty of all sorts, from Airedales to Bostons, 
playing and romping together with the men only within hearing as they 
set about cleaning the kennels. It takes a good hour to do the rough work 
of cleaning up, and to put the kennels in order for the return of the dogs, 
which are watered and lightly fed. The men then have breakfast, and after 
seeing that everything is perfectly clean and shipshape, each of the helpers 
starts out with from four to six terriers and takes them for a good hout’s 
run through the pine woods. These are close by the kennels and afford 
splendid exercise-grounds with the flooring of dry pine-needles on which 
to run. When the roads are in good condition, a run is given there by way 
of variety. In this way all the dogs which require special amount of exercise 
get it, and on their return are watered and put in their stalls, any mud being 
wiped off them and the friction of the straw and the spaced flooring of the stall 
doing the rest in the way of keeping the dog clean. 
By the time all the dogs requiring it are given this running exercise, such 
as the terriers (except Bostons) and sporting dogs, it is necessary to set about 
the work preparatory to feeding, and at six o’clock the dogs have another 
run in the field, whereupon each lot as called is fed, till all are in their 
stalls again. Finally, just before the men retire, the dogs are allowed a few 
minutes in the covered side-yard, and then are sent to bed for the night. It 
may be supposed that this exercising of the dogs entails an excessive amount 
of labour. True, there is a good bit of work, but the dogs are always 
clean and neat and take plenty of exercise when they are out, being on 
the scamper all of the time. On the other hand, there is not half as much 
cleaning of kennels, and the absence of vermin and all disease is a far greater 
recompense. ‘The dogs are speedily kennel-broken, and if one wants liberty 
he lets the kennel-man know. 
We have seen a moderation of this stall system at the kennels of Mr. 
Gooderham, whose kennel manager, Charley Lynden, is famed for the con- 
dition in which he shows his smooth fox-terriers. Such of the dogs as are 
to be shown are kennelled separately in large boxes in which there is a sleep- 
ing bench. Enough of the door is cut out at the top to allow the dog to 
sit with his head through the hole. It is a rather comical sight when there 
are a dozen heads sticking out of as many boxes in a row. The important 
thing to note in this boxing is to get the hole high, so that the dog will stretch 
up in place of crouching to look out. . 
We had recently to devise plans for the accommodation of about a 
