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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Griffons
are
hardy
little
dogs,
though,
like
most
others,
they
are
more
susceptible
to
damp
than
to
cold.
While
not
greedy,
like
the
Terrier
tribe,
they
are
usually
good
feeders
and
good
doers,
and
not
tiresomely
dainty
with
regard
to
food,
as
is
so
often
the
case
with
Toy
Spaniels.
It
must
be
admitted
that
Griffons
are
not
the
easiest
of
dogs
to
rear,
particularly
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.
Farinaceous
foods
do
not
answer,
and
usually
cause
trouble
sooner
or
later.
A
small
quantity
of
scraped
raw
beef--an
eggspoonful
at
four
weeks,
increasing
to
a
teaspoonful
at
six--may
be
given
once
a
day,
and
from
four
to
five
weeks
two
additional
meals
of
warm
milk--goat's
for
preference--and
not
more
than
a
tablespoonful
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
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
overfeeding
rather
than
underfeeding,
and
until
the
rubicon
of
eight
weeks
has
been
passed,
care
and
oversight
should
be
unremitting.
At
eight
weeks'
old,
Force
or
brown
breadcrumbs
may
be
added
to
the
morning
milk,
chopped
meat
may
be
given
instead
of
scraped
at
midday,
the
usual
milk
at
tea-time,
and
a
dry
biscuit,
such
as
Plasmon,
for
supper.
At
ten
weeks
old
the
milk
at
tea-time
may
be
discontinued
and
the
other
meals
increased
accordingly,
and
very
little
further
trouble
need
be
feared,
for
Griffons
very
rarely
suffer
from
teething
troubles.
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