Tbe Care Of ^vppies sIfte'S Weajvixg. 



One of the greatest essentials in the rearing of puppies, especially the 

 Base in large hreeds, Is sufSeient exercise. Under no consideration, chala 

 them, hut allow almost absolute freedom of movement. If kept in a pen, 

 have it large and so constructed that they can lie down or stand on all fours 

 and look between the hoards; for standing on their hind legs to look over, 

 would Invite weak hacks and cow-hocks. The sleeping quarters should be 

 kept scrupulously clean, frequently whitewashed, and free from draughts. 

 In the warmer weather, pine shavings or sawdust is the best bedding; in 

 the winter, clean straw, changed frequently. 



In feeding puppies, their discharges should be watched, and the diet 

 varied as the need manifests itself. Milk is one of the most Important 

 articles of food in the earlier weeks after weaning. It may he frequently 

 given , some caution being used , however. It should be old or skimmed, 

 never fed fresh from the cow. Three or four times a week, sour milk maj^ 

 be given, as it is an enemy to worms. It will be well to add Umewater 

 to sweet milk when used , in the proportion of nearly one-sixth part. 



Sometimes when feeding milk freely to very young puppies, diarrhoea 

 manifests itself. A change must at once be made to beef tea and broths. 

 Into which may be broken crackers or bread. Too great importance 

 cannot be given to the early administration of meat, which must be fresh 

 and lean. Unsound food should never be used in any form. Heat may be 

 given raw or cooked, small quantities of the former at first, and when the 

 age of three or four months is reached, let it be scraped or finely cut, and 

 given after other food has been eaten. 



Meat may be cooked alone or with vegetables, onions in small quantities 

 being especially healthy and palatable, then removed, and in the liquor, 

 oatmeal, Indian meal, or wheat middlings, be weU boiled and thoroughly 

 cooked. Then the meat can be chopped up and added with the crushed 

 vegetables. Eioe and pearl-barley may be given occasionally. 



Liver, from its laxative action, must be given guardedly, if at all. Large 

 bones may frequently be supplied, but beware of small bones that may 

 possibly sliver, as many a valuable dog has been killed by them. Eemem- 



