. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . y become obedient andacquire good ways before the fact of beingobedient is any trouble to them ; and thereare not many prettier sights than to watcha lot of very young puppies answering theirnames in turn. It also prevents their beingshy. What is more tiresome than to call ayoung hound up to you, and find that hepromptly goes in the opposite direction ? Let your puppies from their earliest youthbe out of doors all
. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . y become obedient andacquire good ways before the fact of beingobedient is any trouble to them ; and thereare not many prettier sights than to watcha lot of very young puppies answering theirnames in turn. It also prevents their beingshy. What is more tiresome than to call ayoung hound up to you, and find that hepromptly goes in the opposite direction ? Let your puppies from their earliest youthbe out of doors all day long, if possible ongrass with a movable wire-netting enclosure, 224 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG so that the ground can be changed everyfew days. Never keep puppies on staleground ; and place inside the enclosure or-dinary big dog kennels to provide shelterfor them. They may begin this out of doorlife directly they are weaned, and evenbefore, if there is sufficient space for themothers to be out too ; they should not beput out until the dew gets off the grass,but may remain out until sunset in is a good plan to have their nightkennel so situated that every time the. LORD HOPETOUNS WINIFRED AND ARTFULPhotograph by C. Beid, Wisham. puppies are taken to bed and brought outin the morning they have to pass througha yard where the grown hounds are; itgives the puppies confidence, and takes allfear away. The earlier they learn kennelways the better it will be for them in afterlife ; habits of discipline thus early instilledwill never be forgotten. Let them lie on lowhound benches (not boxes) and graduallyheighten these as the puppies grow are much more airy and healthy forthem than an enclosed thing like a very careful in your choice of walks,and when you have puppies going out towalk, make it thoroughly understood thatthe first symptom of distemper be reportedto you at once. The life of many a valuableyoung hound has been lost through nottaking the prope
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