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appetite, are infallible tokens of vigor and health; 
and lack in this respect should be carefully observed 
and repaired. But, too frequently, little or no 
attention is given the animal by the owner in 
person, leaving that to a servant or to no one at all 
in particular, expecting the puppy, for which a long 
price may have been paid, to take care of itself—a 
mistake that should be avoided if the future of a 
puppy is of any consequence. Make it a rule to 
attend to feeding of puppy in person, for then you 
know precisely what and how much he gets ; by so 
doing the little fellow will also associate your 
presence with joy and profit to himself and become 
attached to you as would never be the case other¬ 
wise. 
If possible, give your puppy a spacious yard 
to romp in; there should be ample shade, and a 
vessel, frequently replenished with fresh water, must 
be therein contained. If two or more dogs of about 
the same age or size can be yarded together it will 
be all the better, because one dog alone will not 
romp about and indulge in the requisite exercise. 
There should be a suitable kennel or a specially 
assigned place in the barn for the dog wherein to 
lie during the night and inclement weather; but 
it is not advisable to merely shut up a dog in the 
stable with horses — aside of the danger of being 
kicked or trampled upon, the dog will bed itself 
in the manure, soiling his coat and infesting the 
place with fleas, which soon multiply alarmingly 
