Kennels and their Construction 



together a small team of sporting dogs, and 

 no easily converted brick building is avail- 

 able, a more ambitious erection is desirable, 

 and a wooden structure twenty feet long, six 

 feet in depth, and five feet six inches high at 

 the eaves, well and solidly built, lined with 

 cow-hair felt, and divided into four compart- 

 ments, need not cost more than about £20, 

 unless you live in a district where unusually 

 high wages are paid. I am, of course, speak- 

 ing of a lean-to. This should include double 

 doors to each compartment, in order that the 

 top half may be left open in the daytime 

 and on summer nights. Add also a fair- 

 sized hole with sliding door, as means of 

 entrance and exit, ventilators to each kennel, 

 and guttering to carry off the rain water, 

 and you will be equipped with a small range 

 that will last for years. Each kennel should 

 have a removable bench, raised a few inches 

 from the floor, and the interior should be 

 lime -washed right through. Lest you tell 

 me that I am understating the cost, I may 



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