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The Shepherd or Police Dog 
It should always be borne in mind, though, that 
puppies cannot be successfully reared without meat, 
and that meat should constitute at least a third of 
their daily ration. 
There is very little danger of overfeeding a puppy 
during the first months of his growth, but all food 
that is not consumed at once should be removed until 
the time of the next feeding. 
Clean surroundings, fresh air and, above all 
things, an abundance of exercise are the essentials 
for the development of the puppy. The greater the 
range of the puppy, the greater are his opportunities 
for a fine development. Shepherds can not be raised 
successfully in cramped kennels, no matter how 
well bred the puppy may be; he will never mature 
into a perfect specimen unless he has the proper care, 
food and environment. 
All puppies come into the world with an inborn 
desire for human companionship; this is evidenced 
by the friendly advances that the little chaps make 
as soon as they can toddle, and it behooves the 
breeder to foster this virtue and fix it firmly in his 
puppies. There is in some of the Shepherds a ten¬ 
dency toward shyness that is further developed in 
this direction if the puppies are isolated where they 
get very little communication with man; so much 
can be done to efface this tendency if the puppies 
are given constant opportunities to come in contact 
with human beings. 
The ear carriage is a feature of puppyhood that 
has caused many a novice endless anxiety. All 
puppies are born with pendulous ears. This is true 
