. 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. Dogs. THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON. 459 It must be admitted that Griffons are not tlie easiest of dogs to rear, particu- larly at weaning time. From five to eight weeks is always a critical period in the puppyhood of a Griffon, and it is necessary to supersede their maternal nourishment with extreme caution. Farin- aceous foods do not answer, and usually cause trouble sooner or later. A small quantity of scraped raw beef—an
. 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. Dogs. THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON. 459 It must be admitted that Griffons are not tlie easiest of dogs to rear, particu- larly at weaning time. From five to eight weeks is always a critical period in the puppyhood of a Griffon, and it is necessary to supersede their maternal nourishment with extreme caution. Farin- aceous foods do not answer, and usually cause trouble sooner or later. A small quantity of scraped raw beef—an egg- spoonful at four weeks, increasing to a teaspoonful at six—may be given once a day, and from four to five weeks two addi- tional meals of warm milk—goat's for preference—and not more than a table- spoonful at a time should be given. From five to six weeks the mother will remain with the puppies at night only, and three milk meals may be given during the day, with one of scraped meat, at intervals of about four hours, care being taken to give too little milk rather than too much. At six weeks the puppies may usually be taken entirely from the mother, and at this time it is generally advisable to give a gentle. the rubicon of eight weeks has been passed,, care and oversight should be unremitting. At eight weeks old. Force or brown bread- crumbs may be added to the morning milk, chopped meat may be given instead MISS A. F. HALL'S CH. LA PERLE DES GRIFFONS. Photograph by Russell. vermifuge, such as Ruby. A very little German rusk may also be added to the milk meals, which may be increased to one and a-half tablespoonfuls at a time, but it must always be remembered that, in nine cases out of ten, trouble is caused by over- feeding rather than underfeeding, and until. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the
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