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lightly built dog on the part of many old sports- 
men. ‘They are, perhaps, right in this, taking 
the general run of dogs, because if a dog is 
heavy and at the same time deficient in 
muscle, he certainly cannot stand hard work. 
But given sufficient exercise and the right kind 
of food from puppyhood, and the strongly built 
dog will be more likely to come up day after day 
than his lighter rival. 
Exercise is especially important as regards 
the feet. A dog can only last as long as his 
soles. When these are thin and tender he will 
play out after a day’s work. A thick, horny 
pad will, on the other hand, permit a dog to do 
many days’ work without suffering. This dense 
growth of pad may be best produced by giving 
him a daily run behind a bicycle or automobile 
over a hard road. I consider the bicycle best, 
because the rider’s own sense of fatigue will 
prevent him from giving his dumb friend too 
much to do. An auto skips over the ground so 
easily and so fast that it is very easy to give a 
high-couraged animal more exercise than is 
good for him. 
Only a few days ago a fine automobile swept 
past me, going at least fifteen milesan hour, and 
several minutes'afterward a poor, plucky little 
fox terrier came panting along, with lolling 
tongue and bloodshot eye, and I could not help 
muttering a very uncomplimentary word as I 
thought of his thoughtless master, who by this - 
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time was a full mile ahead. Had the biped been 
on a bicycle on that warm morning I do not 
think the little doggie would have been quite so 
hard pressed to keep him in view, for I noticed 
that the man in the automobile was by no means 
built after the pattern of Pharaoh’s lean kine. 
Those readers of RECREATION who are going 
afield in September should, if they have not 
already done so, begin the preparation of their 
favorites for the work that lies before them. 
Follow the excellent example set by the hunts- 
men of foxhound packs. They begin system- 
atic road work early; in fact, it is never quite 
dropped throughout the year. 
A dog in light exercise can get along with little 
meat, but one that is in hard work requires 
plenty of it. I think we make a grave mistake 
when we try to feed the dog upon soft foods to 
the exclusion of his natural one, which we must 
all agree to have been meat. 
Young dogs should never be worked too hard 
during their first season, but an adult dog is all 
the better for plenty of it, provided he is not 
asked to do too much when out of condition. 
Although rarely necessary, it is well to remem- 
ber that a strong solution of alum will toughen 
the pad, if the dog’s feet are soaked in it morn- 
ing and evening. When the pads are raw the 
best thing is complete rest and then be careful 
not to overfeed. The dog’s tongue will heal raw 
spots sooner than any ointment invented by man. 

CHESTER MONARCH 
A good representative of the old Ch. King Orry strain of English bulldogs—Owned by H. S. Hera, Germantown, Pa. 
