The Dog in the House 41 
dozen terriers which could not be turned in together like a lot of setters 
or collies. Separate kennels were a necessity, although it was quite possible 
to have the dogs together in pairs without permitting them to test each 
other’s game qualities. The basis of operations consisted of a well-built 
disused poultry-house, fifty feet long, about thirty feet of which was clear of 
obstructions, and a large barn divided by a good partition, between the stable 
portion and what had presumably been the coach-house end. 
Economy was desirable, as length of occupancy was problematical, and 
we proceeded to make as useful a copy of the most elaborate and expensive 
kennels as we could devise. The poultry-house from between the car- 
penter’s bench shown at the left-hand lower corner and the still remaining 
chicken-pen at the farther end we divided into four pens, each slightly over 
six by nine. The uprights along the passageway side are sunk through 
the brick floor, but with the exception of the foot-wide board on the near 
side of the first division all boards are slightly clear of the floor to permit 
of free flushing or sweeping. The doors slide or are pushed to the side on 
rollers, and the passageway is always kept clear. The lower portion of the 
wire partitions is half-inch mesh, while the upper three feet is ordinary 
two-inch poultry netting. The latter we propose changing for four-foot 
netting slightly stronger, and cleating it to a strip or board at the top. Some 
dogs can clear the five feet or climb up the netting. The floor of the house 
is of brick, but we had found that dogs running in and out of the house to 
the outside inclosure brought in dirt which clung to the bricks and made the 
floor very hard to clean. We therefore concluded to make a false bottom of 
strips, and this was done as follows: Three pieces of scantling were put 
down lengthwise in an inclosure and, the strips having all been cut to an 
equal length, two were nailed down to keep the scantlings steady and equi- 
distant, and the whole floor then laid down as seen in the photograph. 
Finally the floor was sawn into three snug-fitting sections for easy removal. 
It is a mere form to sweep the floor daily, and about the only dirt that accu- 
mulates below the strips is in the section nearest the outlet tothe yard. This 
is taken up twice a week and the entire floor once a week and scrubbed with 
disinfectant. The sleeping-boxes are old travelling-boxes, and in winter a 
strip of sacking is nailed along the top, sufficient depth being allowed to 
cover the opening. There is rather too much window in this house for cold 
nights, and we propose getting up some light frame covered with sheathing- 
paper, perhaps, and hinged so that it can be easily raised or lowered into 
