. 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. PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT. 573 generation or so ago. A fuller knowledge has done much to increase the pride which the British people take in their canine com- panions, and our present population of dogs has never been equalled for good quality in any other age or any other land. The beginner cannot easily go wrong or be seriously cheated, but it is well when making a first purchase to take the advice of an expert a
. 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. PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT. 573 generation or so ago. A fuller knowledge has done much to increase the pride which the British people take in their canine com- panions, and our present population of dogs has never been equalled for good quality in any other age or any other land. The beginner cannot easily go wrong or be seriously cheated, but it is well when making a first purchase to take the advice of an expert and to be very certain of the dog's pedigree, age, temper, and condi- tion. The approved method of buying a dog is to select one advertised for sale in the weekly journals devoted to the dog and dog-fancying—The Field, Our Dogs, The Illustrated Kennel News, and the Lady's Field, offer abundant opportunities. A better way still, if a dog of distinguished pedigree is desired, is to apply direct to a well-known owner of the required breed, or to visit one of the great annual shows, such as Cruft's (held in February), Manchester (held in March), The Ladies' Kennel Asso- ciation (Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park, in June), The Kennel Club (Crystal Palace, in October), The Scottish Kennel Club (Edinburgh, in October), or Birmingham (December), and there choose the dog from the benches, buying him at his catalogue price. If you are a potential dog-owner, you have need to consider many things before you decide to establish a kennel. In the first place, you ought to ask yourself if you are worthy to keep a dog, and if you are prepared to return his devotion with the care and kindness and unfailing atten- tion which are his due. Will you give him wholesome food with regularity, and a comfortable bed ? Will you give him his daily exercise, and keep him clean, and nurse him in sickness, never be unjust to him, or deceive him, or forget him, or punish him without cause ? If you are pre- pare
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