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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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There
is
no
obvious
advantage
in
keeping
a
watch-dog
on
the
chain
rather
than
in
an
enclosed
compound,
unless
he
is
expected
to
go
for
a
possible
burglar
and
attack
him.
A
wire-netting
enclosure
can
easily
be
constructed
at
very
little
expense.
For
the
more
powerful
dogs
the
use
of
wrought-iron
railings
is
advisable,
and
these
can
be
procured
cheaply
from
Spratt's
or
Boulton
and
Paul's,
fitted
with
gates
and
with
revolving
troughs
for
feeding
from
the
outside.
Opinions
differ
as
to
the
best
material
for
the
flooring
of
kennels
and
the
paving
of
runs.
Asphalte
is
suitable
for
either
in
mild
weather,
but
in
summer
it
becomes
uncomfortably
hot
for
the
feet,
unless
it
is
partly
composed
of
cork.
Concrete
has
its
advantages
if
the
surface
can
be
kept
dry.
Flagstones
are
cold
for
winter,
as
also
are
tiles
and
bricks.
For
terriers,
who
enjoy
burrowing,
earth
is
the
best
ground
for
the
run,
and
it
can
be
kept
free
from
dirt
and
buried
bones
by
a
rake
over
in
the
morning,
while
tufts
of
grass
left
round
the
margins
supply
the
dogs'
natural
medicine.
The
movable
sleeping
bench
must,
of
course,
be
of
wood,
raised
a
few
inches
above
the
floor,
with
a
ledge
to
keep
in
the
straw
or
other
bedding.
Wooden
floors
are
open
to
the
objection
that
they
absorb
the
urine;
but
dogs
should
be
taught
not
to
foul
their
nest,
and
in
any
case
a
frequent
disinfecting
with
a
solution
of
Pearson's
or
Jeyes'
fluid
should
obviate
impurity,
while
fleas,
which
take
refuge
in
the
dust
between
the
planks,
may
be
dismissed
or
kept
away
with
a
sprinkling
of
paraffin.
Whatever
the
flooring,
scrupulous
cleanliness
in
the
kennel
is
a
prime
necessity,
and
the
inner
walls
should
be
frequently
limewashed.
It
is
important,
too,
that
no
scraps
of
rejected
food
or
bones
should
be
left
lying
about
to
become
putrid
or
to
tempt
the
visits
of
rats,
which
bring
fleas.
If
the
dogs
do
not
finish
their
food
when
it
is
served
to
them,
it
should
be
removed
until
hunger
gives
appetite
for
the
next
meal.
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