Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . PRACTICAL HINTS TO OWNEUS OFPET DOGS, SiQ. Give your dog a little less tlia-n ho can cat,and a little more than he can drink. All foodis belter cooked. Avoid raw meat in hotvoatlier. Keep your pet Ironi the lire ; givoa conilortable bed, but dont cover up. Dontlet hiiu get too lat; if he become too corpu-kut, shorten his fare and increase his exercise ;if need be, administer gentle aperients. Becareful in washing to rub dry, and wrap wellup, till the trembling is past. Give your do*a careful examination at least once a of llea
Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . PRACTICAL HINTS TO OWNEUS OFPET DOGS, SiQ. Give your dog a little less tlia-n ho can cat,and a little more than he can drink. All foodis belter cooked. Avoid raw meat in hotvoatlier. Keep your pet Ironi the lire ; givoa conilortable bed, but dont cover up. Dontlet hiiu get too lat; if he become too corpu-kut, shorten his fare and increase his exercise ;if need be, administer gentle aperients. Becareful in washing to rub dry, and wrap wellup, till the trembling is past. Give your do*a careful examination at least once a of lleas : they create great excitementami iirltation, Mange, &c., producing fits andperhaps consumption and death. Avoid allsalt meats; yet a little salt should be added toall that is in process of cooking. One goodmeal a day is enough for a sturdy dog ; pup-pies and delicate animals had better be fedtwice. To ensure a good watchdog, feed onceu day, in the morning. IJis nocturnal vigils. --• -4 ^^ ^ 4%] * PRACTICAL HINTS, 287 will bo inspirited by his abdominal at regular hours and give a liltlc excr*else hainedlaidij after, to avoid a domcstiocatastrophe, lie particularly caicful in feed-ing puppies ; they will always eat more thantlioy can conveniently digest. Feed as littlomeat to them a3 possible, unless well amalga-mated witii cooked meal or vegetables. Thisrule is more or less applicable to the wholecanine fraternity. Dont believe such indi-gestible nonsense, about a worm in a dog s tail,or under his tonguj ; [)lace no faith in havinghis tail bitten oli; dont waste tlic lump ofinsoluble brimstone in his Don t up-braid your do^ for his indillerence, ii youallow him half-a-dozen masters. Dont admin-ister more punishment to is absolutelynecessary, and never forget to make it up withhim after a scourging. Never let a/awa: fmspass unrcliuked, nor a transgression unpar-doned. Let puppies have plenty of exercise,and see that your watc
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