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sirous of trying the experiment with some of the progeny, and 
with my best advice and instructions as to their management 
and use. 
Having thus disposed of the three species of dog used in Up¬ 
land shooting, I shall proceed shortly to lay down a few plain 
and general rules, for their treatment in the kennel and the 
field, their condition, breaking, and some of their more ordinary 
and dangerous diseases, and then pass onward to fowl shooting 
on the shores of the Atlantic. 
KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 
The first point in kennel management is the kennel itself, and, 
for a person keeping several dogs, the best and most suitable to 
this country is an enclosure of pickets, sufficiently high to ren¬ 
der it impossible for dogs even to attempt to leap over them, 
surrounding a space of ground the larger the better, as the dogs 
will then have room enough to run at speed, and to play toge¬ 
ther, which is undoubtedly conducive to health. This space 
should be gravelled, or strewed with fine sand, and if it could 
be so contrived as to have a channel of water running through 
it, that would be a great addition, both to the health and com¬ 
fort of the dogs. 
Along one side or end of this place should be a shed, closed 
at the back and ends, with a shingle roof, at least ten feet deep, 
so as to afford a complete shelter from snow, rain, and sun¬ 
shine. This shed, which should be open in front, must be 
floored with plank, with a moderate inclination, so as to allow 
any moisture to drain off readily. The opening should face the 
south. Along the back of this shed should be ranged a row of 
ordinary dog-houses of pine plank, one for each dog. These 
should have no bottoms, that they may be removed, and the 
boards scoured beneath, from time to time. They should not be 
less than three feet in length, by two in breadth, and two feet 
high at the eaves, by three at the ridge. The smaller the aper- 
