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FEEDING 
Before entering upon the subject of 
dog diseases a few hints on feeding will 
be of value, since my experience has shown 
me that the majority of dog owners, par¬ 
ticularly those owning but one or two 
dogs, give little attention to the proper 
mode of feeding in order to keep their 
dogs healthy. I will begin with the 
suckling puppy. In order that the mother 
may be relieved at as early a time as 
possible of the strain of nursing a num¬ 
ber of puppies, the youngsters should 
Scotch Collie be encouraged to lap milk when about 
three weeks old. This may be taught in the following manner: 
Get the puppies round a pan of milk and shove their noses into 
it. That which adheres about the muzzle will be licked off, the 
puppies thus getting a taste of it, and after a few experiences of 
this kind they will lap eagerly. But remember that cows milk 
differs in content from that of a bitch, and unless properly 
prepared will disorder the bowels. The cow’s milk should be 
scalded and slightly sweetened, as it does not contain as large an 
amount of Saccharum Lactis (sugar of milk) as that of a bitch. 
The milk after being prepared should be fed at the same tem¬ 
perature as that of the dam. By this means the mother is re¬ 
lieved and the puppies receive more nutriment, especially if there 
be a number of them. When about four weeks old a little soup, 
thickened with toast crumbs, and this diet gradually substi¬ 
tuted for the milk, doing away with the latter entirely when 
two months old. As a rule puppies may be weaned at the age of 
six weeks. One object in getting rid of the milk diet at an early 
age is that stomach worms, which exist in nearly all puppies, seem 
to thrive on it. As the nature of the stomach changes, so also 
must the food. Well boiled meat and vegetables of all kinds, ex¬ 
cept potatoes (which are the hardest for a dog to digest), should 
be gradually introduced into the diet, and this mixed diet is the 
very best that can be fed during the life of the animal. The ob- 
