Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . rained dog is very advanta-goons iu assisting- in the Ucld-traiTiing of theyoung beginner; tliongh the latter should bepreviously well versed in all necessary acts ofobodioice and submission, or it will generallyrender him the wilder and interfere with thetactics of the more experienced. If the youngdog you are training, give evident proofs of alack of vosv, or game-scenting powers, you hadbetter disjtose of him at once, as this is a de-fect, for which no virtue can ever alone. It iswell to carry a few crackers in your gamebagand give you
Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . rained dog is very advanta-goons iu assisting- in the Ucld-traiTiing of theyoung beginner; tliongh the latter should bepreviously well versed in all necessary acts ofobodioice and submission, or it will generallyrender him the wilder and interfere with thetactics of the more experienced. If the youngdog you are training, give evident proofs of alack of vosv, or game-scenting powers, you hadbetter disjtose of him at once, as this is a de-fect, for which no virtue can ever alone. It iswell to carry a few crackers in your gamebagand give your dog a bite now and then, to en-liven his spirits and increase his him but little meat, during the workingseason, unless it be well boiled and mixed withIndian meal, oat meal or cracker, &c., whichev-er be most convenient or suit him best; but, ifyon can get nothing but meat, dont keep himtoo short, on that account, as his strength mustbe kept up. A good rubbing, a good supper,and a warm bed will do him good after a liarddays GENERAL REMARKS ON THE DISEASES OF DOGS. It may perhaps somcwliat surprise tli-ose whohave hitherto been accustomed to a variety ofincomprehensible Latin Prescriptions, receipt-ed to cure Diseases which are not positivelyknown to exist, or which arc so mystified byanatomical technicalities, that they cannot boeasily recojrnized by the uninitiated. Yea : Idoubt not some of my readers may be astonish-ed, (on reading my simple remarks and practi-cal instructions on the Diseases of Dogs,) thatI have neither unvailed the secret of theApothecaries shop, nor dissected every fibreof the canine fabric. These things, I have 166 IfEMARKS OF DISEASES OF ljOGS. carefully avoided, first, because 1 am by pro-fession neither Chemist nor Anatomist; second-ly, because my object is to simplify that whichis too often rendered unintelligible, and topresent a condensed list of antidotes, ratherthan a profusion of infallible cures. I perfectlyagree with my
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