Feeding and Rearing 



account should he be allowed to eat until his 

 stomach is distended. You want his legs to 

 be straight and strong, and set on clean at 

 the shoulder, and this result cannot be 

 attained if he overweights himself at meal- 

 times. The over-fed puppy, as soon as he 

 has done feeding, becomes sluggish and 

 sleepy, whereas a healthy one should sleep 

 and play alternately all the day. If puppies 

 are continuously lying about, you may con- 

 clude that something is wrong. Again, 

 assuming that the puppies are not of a 

 toy breed, and that bone and substance are 

 wanted, about the sixth week I should start 

 adding a little precipitated phosphate of 

 lime to one meal a day — say a level tea- 

 spoonful to every three puppies. Increase 

 this to twice a day by the second month, and 

 double the quantity. Let each meal, too, 

 become stiffer in consistency and contain less 

 liquid. Although there is no truth in the 

 belief that cow's milk breeds worms, it is 

 certain that it may encourage the multipli- 



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