. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Some Fallacies and Fads Concerning- Dogs. Although the dog is very much legislated for nowadays and is generally kept under surroundings far different to these of a hundred years ago, be is undoubtedly better for the care bestowed uj on him and the interest taken in his behalf. He is seldom treated badly iheee times though our police court reports every now and then go to prove that cases of cruelty to dogs are not entirely unknown. In most caBes however the punishment dealt out to the offender is sufficiently stern to prevent a repetition of the offense. All o
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Some Fallacies and Fads Concerning- Dogs. Although the dog is very much legislated for nowadays and is generally kept under surroundings far different to these of a hundred years ago, be is undoubtedly better for the care bestowed uj on him and the interest taken in his behalf. He is seldom treated badly iheee times though our police court reports every now and then go to prove that cases of cruelty to dogs are not entirely unknown. In most caBes however the punishment dealt out to the offender is sufficiently stern to prevent a repetition of the offense. All our tendencies towards the dog have of recent years been to behave to him more kindly than was our wont. An old wooden cask or empty box turned on end and placed in the back yard was once good enough for his abiding place, now he must have a properly constructed kennel with wooden floors and benching and all other appliances for his comfort. That is, if he is not more cosily kept in the house or in the empty stall next the pony in the stable. With the increased and still increasing value of the dog more is known about him in every way; his health is a matter of much consideration, and when he seems to be out of sorts the services of a veterinary surgeon are called upon, or his owner will in other ways seek to have his favorite made well. Furthermore most of the idiotic fallacies with regard to doss have gradually been removed. The man of average intelligence does not now believe that the shortening of his dog's tail gives increased strength to the loins and back; nor does he consider that a similar operation for the purpose of drawing a sinew from the tail and which is called ''worming" is a specific agaiust rabies and distemper. Such ideas however have been quite recently prevalent amongst numbers of people. Others again believed that the tail of the male pug was curled over the right or left side of the back, as the case might be, while the'caudal appendage of the female
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