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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
training
of
Whippets
is
by
no
means
easy
work,
and
is
more
expensive
than
most
people
imagine.
The
very
choicest
food
is
deemed
absolutely
necessary,
in
fact
a
Whippet
undergoing
preparation
for
an
important
race
is
provided
with
the
most
wholesome
fare.
Choice
mutton-chops,
beef-steaks
and
similar
dainties
comprise
their
daily
portion.
Of
course
exercise
is
a
necessity,
but
it
is
not
considered
good
policy
to
allow
a
dog
in
training
to
gambol
about
either
on
the
roads
or
in
the
fields.
Indeed,
all
dogs
which
are
undergoing
preparation
for
a
race
are
practically
deprived
of
their
freedom,
in
lieu
of
which
they
are
walked
along
hard
roads
secured
by
a
lead;
and
for
fear
of
their
picking
up
the
least
bit
of
refuse
each
is
securely
muzzled
by
a
box-like
leather
arrangement
which
completely
envelops
the
jaws,
but
which
is
freely
perforated
to
permit
proper
breathing.
Any
distance
between
six
and
a
dozen
miles
a
day,
according
to
the
stamina
and
condition
of
the
dog,
is
supposed
to
be
the
proper
amount
of
exercise,
and
scales
are
brought
into
use
every
few
days
to
gauge
the
effect
which
is
being
produced.
In
addition
to
this
private
trials
are
necessary
in
the
presence
of
someone
who
is
accustomed
to
timing
races
by
the
aid
of
a
stop-watch--a
by
no
means
easy
task,
considering
that
a
slight
particle
of
a
second
means
so
many
yards,
and
the
average
speed
working
out
at
about
16
yards
per
second--nearly
twice
as
fast
as
the
fastest
pedestrian
sprinter,
and
altogether
beyond
the
power
of
the
fleetest
race-horse.
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