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House & Garden 
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The seven or 
eight weeks old 
pup requires 
more care than 
one of as many 
months 
YOUR DOG AND YOU 
This is the first of a scries of articles which will appear regularly 
in House & Garden, dealing in a practical way with the selection, 
feeding, training and general care of the all-around dog. The 
second article, in November, will take up the treatment of the 
dog in the first few days after you get him .— Editor. 
C HOOSING a dog is not unlike se- The question of whether to buy a 
lecting a suit of clothes—the fit puppy or a grown dog is usually next 
must be good. A delicate, hothouse- in importance to deciding upon the 
atmosphere Chihuahua would be absurd breed. In settling it, several considera- 
for a romping, healthy boy of twelve, tions should be taken into account, 
for instance; as absurd as a rough-and- Young puppies of six to twelve weeks 
tumble, noisy terrier would be for the require more care than older dogs, and 
dear old lady of the cap and spectacles, are more subject to ailments, most of 
Reverse these matchings, and you are them simple if taken in hand promptly, 
far more likely to achieve harmony. The training of such puppies must be 
Not only should the temperaments of undertaken from the very beginning, 
both dog and master be considered, but which means teaching them cleanliness 
the surrounding conditions as well. For about the house—always an annoying 
the country place, with its attendant process. Feeding, too, must be more 
ruggedness and opportunities for open frequent, and in every way closer atten-. 
air and exercise, a terrier, collie, police tion must be paid to the pup’s welfare, 
dog or other hardy, active breed is a On the other hand, little puppies are 
logical choice. Poms, Pekes, Japanese undeniably fascinating, and there are 
spaniels and such small types are more obvious advantages in having them grow 
adaptable to a city environment, al- up in the surroundings and with the 
though it by no means follows that people who will be their permanent as- 
either of these two classes of surround- sociates. From a purely financial stand¬ 
ings arbitrarily determines the kind of point, they cost less than grown dogs of 
dog you should have. the same quality of breeding. If you 
Perhaps the majority of people who have had real experience with dog keep- 
plan to add a dog to the household ing, you can weigh these pros and cons 
want one which will be dependable and wisely. But if you are somewhat of a 
a good companion for children. Many beginner, let me urge you to think twice 
believe that these qualities are entirely a before you decide on a small pup. 
matter of breed, whereas as a matter of A very satisfactory purchase for most 
fact the manner in which the dog is people is a dog of from four to eight 
trained and treated has a great bearing months old, as such a one has passed 
on the case. Almost any breed of dog, the age of most puppy sicknesses, is still 
properly brought up, can be trusted to young enough not to be “set” in his 
protect and devote himself to the chil- ways, has formed no associations that 
dren of the household, putting up with he cannot drop and form lasting new 
all manner of tousling and annoyance ones, and can stand on his own feet, 
from them, if they happen to be that figuratively and literally, 
kind. Ninety percent of the cases of Whatever the kind or age of the pros- 
treachery and snapping that one hears pective dog, make sure that he is healthy 
of can be traced directly to faulty or and at least reasonably well-bred. Not 
total lack of training, or to individual only will the quality of his breeding be 
peculiarities of temperament which may an increasing satisfaction to you as time 
appear in a dog of any breed whatso- goes on, but the dog himself will be 
ever It is well to remember that no more likely to prove all that you expect 
blanket guarantee of dependability, of him. A good pedigree may seem a 
guarding qualities or anything else can superfluity, but it actually stands for 
be issued for this, that or the other kind desirable things which the poorly bred 
of dog General tendencies only can be dog cannot offer. It is no economy to 
counted upon, and opinions about these buy a pig in a poke, 
are as various as the sands of the sea. ROBERT S. LEMMON 
Blood will tdl whether it flows in the veins of man, horse or one of 
these Old English sheepdog pups. Buy the best that you can afford 
