Oct, 18, 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



2 83 



which predispose to it. Three dogs exposed to the same di- 

 .iiiieiici'.-.. niiis ;i 11 show different effects. Exposed, for 



in itance, to uold - oj ay be attacked with rheumatism, an- I 



,,;!„ -r with inflammation ol lungs, and the third m&j 



healthy. Tin; same exciting ,-a was ni.i .li.-l i.> «-'a<-li -one 



//..if.-./,i./. — The matters to be avoided hi the housing ol do| 



i, dirt and dra 



_.■-. pi kennels have usuuih 



, • .: their site, bat the koii- 



,l.-,,-.-d in a more protected 



■-. and should be 



■d. Lin when 



>t tht) lungs i". the 



are mi- 



xercise, improper 



. hereditary tendency. 



ntialiv a carnivorous 





1 roffid 



file In 



i ill.- in 



nt tf 



- 

 deal to t 



it",, ii, 



has enddwed I, 

 for aesh-eatin -. 



CG Of large 



Intended to exia 



i me, .,11,1 cv.-n 

 wltbin limit-. 

 remains health 



..-..•i bj careful s 

 ■ mi and 



i risesuits an 



, i,.M,,\ and co 



For dogs freelj 

 Pot do 



-;,i > to sustain i 

 exercised uo si: 

 This, I am awai 



ol tin 



lit). 



»rewith flesh, 

 iiit I am firmly 



Son t the 



■■! dogs L'ed all 



od. Unfortunately. 

 n- diseased, and som 



heep's In a i-. paunch, or the entrail 

 ii!,i hi ,••!• be given raw or partially 

 usefid articles of food wlii 



hares, -h- 

 They are 



.•onii,ioi|,\ infested mil 

 which in the do 



]i.-..ii-.-,n,-i. oi these i.-o.-i.-ii 



in size from a pi a to i 

 sheep's brain .-in, I on it, 

 tdoned, 

 diver is iinpi(,|>< -i iv .■!., 



is almost 



bite and 



Raw flesh iB of all alimej 

 gested i,v dogs. I do aoti 



art id, of looil, bin in disci! 



ni,, -a vomiting is easuy pr 



Adult dogs should ho fed 



best time, as the ■ j i: i,-i n- ~- 



-,■<!. Voting dogs i 



queutly. 



I hl3 miaul it v at food proper l'o 

 ing on nit; size, age ;ind work. I 



n,l p. 



voluntary, i.e., those Eomringa pai 

 nil the internal organs, and which c 



of the l.oilv. Uh ii the muscles or 



tents— a concl 



during Ihi- til 



muscular ore 



in i he most desirable state 

 ork must be proportionate 

 - versa. Theeffec! of exer- 

 trengtb to the muscles ami 



testines want- 

 line impaired, 

 rtraeted labor 

 expel its con 



01 ,' has i .i ■ ..In.-. ,1 ,l,-l,ilii v in .-ui animal, a- inn 

 tak.-n in carefully regulating the .-\cr.-i-,- a- th, 

 i''.M-rri--i. carried t.', Ui, point o! exhaiM i.-n :■ , w..- , n,|uiio,,~- 

 and often followed by tits. Dogs which i uv ,- 



:.,,,,|.i i.oi suddenly be taxed i>v being <:>>:,-, -d im 

 work. Following a hois ;- good ,-xeivi-e i.n- i ,.1,._ : . 

 health, an I mux >•-, a u~.-l n! ■:■ 

 dilion. lint it is positit 

 •l[ i Weak ol fa; .:: ,,.,. '„,,, 



hardened bj continuous dftilj exercise, m 

 should also bo avoided, as (jli, dog so treated 6 nevi 

 state lor a long run, and U usually much ex 

 condition very liable to be followed by fits. Who, .-■ 

 Wifif-h take to water, the} should bo allowed i. 

 at the outset of Ithe journey, while they are i'r.-!i. not al the 

 ■!:,!..; it when they are tired und una 1 :. 

 . the,! dog will, a wt coat, is just in the condition ., 



lie about and catch a sei ions ,-,.;, I I. 

 either bo dried or housed with plenty of ,-! an straw, i 



■■■■■ u ii vi ,ui„i-. 



■ ■ uiosi hurtful when in eonjuueuoi ,, 



,,.1'ul information on this subject). 



Wtt.xMv.3, — This operation when improperly performed 

 v.- : i-, lo diseases of the skin and ears, and toi-hills or even 

 •spiratory affections. When .-, dug i> washed with warm 



dog dry, he iniv imniediatolv alfrYiis wash' lie taken for a 



in, and ii bheweathi rbe One will nearly ary himself. Soap 

 ■ r washing dogs should not be 3trongh alkaline, nor should 

 ,,i.i in- aii..w, -,i at a-i. \ strongalkali removes the natural 

 . from the skin and iiair.lcavin. 

 id causing the hair to look dull and rusty Soft 

 lap i- open to two objections— ii is usuallv strongly alkaline, 

 rlu is difficult to wash oui nt the hair. The redness of 



diy dostn 



mt,--l.int have th 



1 odor sometimes a 



I While on the - 



baths, which are i 



ung a dia- 

 ling doggy 



ui. j 

 that 



cannot be properfy dried iviihoni nii.onm: and, in most 

 s. when a warm hath isemplowd. rulihin-oausi-s so much 

 lyanceasto undo any good which might have been effected, 

 .void rubbing, the dog may be wrapped up; S/his is equally 

 rious. being equivalent, in factj to a continuation ,.i th,- 



/', 



Msease. — It is very important to rein, oiber thai B 

 evious disease may predisjinse. to another. This is due to 

 ne -tnieiual deleet or weakness 1,-in- left in the pari, and 



jgestethat we should always endeavor to effect a complete 



returns altei 



, pro 



:-. The 

 part they piny 

 example of one n: 



of oth ei 



ilTspnng 

 •v Cable 

 nize the 

 .reeding 



against disease. 



although in 1,-r- 



ensue. PecuUi 



in.:-, Obviously 



I'veliall oi the 



There is a wid 

 distemper, The 



ol lliisdi-.,:-,-. 



ih. body ai fhat time are - 



mity of the limbs. The bones are nol 



eorttrj matter; fihej ai ft, and can, 



Tin.- condition never arises in a dog ai 

 year of age. V.nmg animals of all kit 

 resisting the developmeni ,,f parasite: 

 than adults. Thi - 



.. worms Co a gie i 



noi'e I:, ijut otly in ' 



■ , :,:i,i-.-,l a,-[i\ il\ an 1 miSC 



render thou liable to fulls and injui'ies 



■ 



eoniparai iv, Iv coHimon ill puppies , 

 Fellow oj the Royal Cotteg'ooj' YeUirtn 

 Otul Water, 



-U) 



id ,1 



ith tin 



- :ihiu 



,ter le 

 did d 



ol have 

 advent 

 ise thev 

 >st coui- 

 re often 

 lgth of 



-f-. and 



i.ttme. coiiiaining [ess 



ile of gradual bending, 



■r h - ha- all, -lined one 



■still oi a tail. 



"U I'l'i, U'.M.I. IK ).-\; a , .-„:.,. _\\ v., Oct. 11.— 



AV/,7,,i Forest and ^...o,,: Will you please be kind enough to 

 md ol a dog for pa 



'...-, m. on., thai will l,a: k wlieiia pail lid':. ■ lhe- up and ti.-.- hiu,. 



■ I i; ..n dog trainiug but it is nol ahat I want. 



- ■ ■ -■ pup; Please let rue know 



by return mail. -L, C, IS, 



BENCH SHOWS. 



I S a 

 .V i-i 



lack Of w 

 owner- 

 and whv 

 thai dogi 

 plain oi 



while th 



over oi dogs, I hope more 

 eh shows in this uotintl, th 

 liieh i< n,.| all owing to own. 



interesf will be taken in 

 a., has been of late, th- 

 irs. 1 Bnd a greai many 



:l them to I,, i, ,-h shows. 



:lti, 



nlial 

 should be ovreonie. and 

 instead of a lack of dogs at bench shows, ,-vei . liis-l -class show 

 Should be idled to its utmost capacitv. As to judging, there 

 are enough honest, capable men. -well known to the public, 

 and managers of bench shows can and should secure men 

 whose judging would not be questioned. Safety of dogs while 

 i- i- ; exhibited should have more attention. 'The subject of 

 transportation should be looked into, and something done, in 

 the interest of shippers. The majority ,.; railroads will not 

 allow dogs t(, travel j h n,., ear-, and when they are, though 

 accompanied l.v keepers, an as-r^iucul is levied by lhe bag- 

 gage ma- 1 crs. who look for ih.irhalf dollar or more a- per- 

 nilisite. and growl if n is nol given; in fact, a refusal to nav 

 means get out of the ears. This compels 

 . in which ease lhe ,'„•::.- must l„ 

 \ -a, well lor Miiall dflgg, whose owner. 

 them, but large dogs in care o I owners , 

 allowed to travel free, or if a small inileai 

 would not object: but we do not wan! to) 



lege ol i- iking our dogs "with us. either in 

 gage car. and we are willing bo muzzle th 



-hows (not on my own account), lhe uex 

 Sidcred is the value of the prizes, and perl 

 if each class could have a "special priz . 

 tend to make owners educate then dogs 

 line points, not to I.ediVcoven ,1 in a leg, 

 agers niusi make their shows attractive if they waril a "full 

 house." and some day I hope to seen bench show made as at- 

 tractive as any circus ring has been. It is natural forman to 

 love dogs, and" when we meet with such people, tin-, niusi be 

 encouraged and their pets protected, particularly' at bench 



My experience aa an exhibitor has heen Quite satisfactory, 





airing or bag- 



ng to bench 

 ;r to be con- 

 vould be well 



ul, I no doubt, 

 ng out their 



jst zeal 

 of West Boxford. Mass . a 

 and attention to those w! 

 iVndrew will hold a first* 

 early in December" which 

 all owners of dog--. ui„ 

 anxious to win a record & 

 assure liu-m that the re 



Boston, Sept. 3», isn;i. 



nihil 



Mr. C. A. Andrew 

 who will give every care 

 m win, an entry. Mr. 

 show in Lowell, Mass., 



e.-ssity be successful. Let 

 improve, and who are 

 ,. apply early, and I . ,m 

 c eniuelv salisfucfoi y, 

 i vo.ir dogs, and ihen 

 tts can do, belli in the 

 nt of bench -hows. 



J. A. -NtC'KrjItsoN. 



LENDING 70TJR QOG— Mr. P. M. Gilbe 

 humorist and editor of the Evansviire, hid., 

 in this wise of the gun and dog borrower: & 

 of the rear when the average friend comes 



to borrow your gun or dog. we want to del 

 it were and keep from hulling some goot 

 Now we wouldn't lend our guns or dog to c 



He can't get i 

 in the stock, a 

 don't hurt it. 

 too large i 



ten 



In, 







't h 

 Ion 



the 





-ri" 



Vltl 



out 



cleat 



dug 







shells 





force aud a 



vkwardness. 



lie can'l 



try the locks forty times a 



dav to seo i 







hear how 



loud they snap. 



and he can' 





I h'c down 



under a t, 



ee and give the 



dollar to so 





vho never 



saw a on 



ech-loader and 









.1-. Shoot III J.*" f '^ rttn.TiIre -.n./l 



woodpeckei 



■s. and gettin 







1 i iving to dig 



them out «t 

 with a dollu 







.•e breech 1 



IT do all these, 

 ■a.deraud that's 



the dilfcren 



to. This isv 



div'we w, 



uld rnther 



lend the dollar, 



and this is 



vhv it is that 



when ag 



o,.d friend 



that we would 



like tooblig 



e comes in, w 



'always I 



10k him di 



■•••■llv in lhe eye 



and tell him that the eas 







tegfcare empty 

 s. Yes, we tell 



and that both Of our gin 





■ in Illn,,-, 



him a good 



square lie ant 







onscfencea bit, 



for we belli 



ve a man get 





;ss tor a 



ittli thing like 



that, llur 



vhen it come 



i to lendir 



_ our dog 



we just swear 



Slap up and 



down that v 



e wonldn 



i lend hin 



to out* "rand- 





we don't offe 



m'l wo'r'k 



ises. N n 



. lots of people 

 ell as another. 



They don'i 



know much 



about dog 



anyhow 



mil think they 





.-hinuv and go out and poiul bi 



•ds by a main- 



spring that 



connects with the tail. 



They suppose that this is 





stiffens whe 



] a dog u 



oints; ih 



• average ama- 



tour gets his 



• 1 ig tali [n 







To-ho." "Down 



sir." "Down 









bring to bag," 



-To heel, si 









urself and lent 



our .log t., a 





i be ■■■ ■ ■■' 



i hrough 1 



is lingo the dog 



would come 



in at nigh! a 



n,l try to 





r.ud. that man 



you lent me 



to this morn 



ing must h 





banking, for he 



called me a 



ot of worse 



lames tha 





did when you 



licked me fo 



,- beingtocM 



■esh and i 



uiining o\-, 



r two or three 



gangs early 



in the day.' 



And we 



wouldn't 



ilame the poor 



dog. We 4 



n't hold any 



long conv 



ersation w 



ith our dog; it 



takes his mi 



id away froi 



a business 



. When \ 



•e get into the 



held we uaj 



. "V,u,''a,,d 



wave our 



hand in the diieel ion we 



want him t, 



go. When 1 



n: --. 1 



> a point i 



he seems to be 



nervous we 



-av "\' o o. 





would tot 



nervous horse, 



and if by ae 





inage to ki 



11 a bird w 



'hen the covi v 



rises, we sii 



iplysay "dei 



d'aud 6b 



at settles! 



t. He gets the 



bird, brings 



it np to us. ,i 





i-i at i he u 



old "drop" lets 



it fall out of. 



his mouth ai 



id bies oit 



again to 1 



r.-s), ftelda and 



pastures new. Ifheruns 





d we yell 



'Hey: v on darn 



,.ng headed I 



eheiv op bird- after 

 .oe ■ other than. 



suit ■ 



hit u 



Br tin 



never saw a man with a pup like that, whu oould 

 , and generally the w,.rse the pup does the. moi the 



till, i 



• the iii 



aiiyi 



too old to go out 



, liing but lay ai'uund the 

 .. .,11 night, the loud owner swears i hai both Of 

 his parents tie- .I-..-, were, iuiported, and that the old dog 



just a- he stamis i> worth thousand dollars in gold. Vow, 



boys, don'; come down and try to boiiow |i.,in us oi- we 

 shojlbc cpmpeJJsclto pull out this papei*, handyou a eigac 

 ami tell vou to -i' down and read, this article. (The "hand a 

 a cigar" part is a wild Might ot taiiev,- the r. -i of this article 



is lS-karat truth, basi-i ,.,, 



