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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Many
breeders
of
the
large
and
thick-coated
varieties,
such
as
St.
Bernards,
Newfoundlands,
Old
English
Sheepdogs,
and
rough-haired
Collies,
give
their
dogs
nothing
to
lie
upon
but
clean
bare
boards.
The
coat
is
itself
a
sufficient
cushion,
but
in
winter
weather
straw
gives
added
warmth,
and
for
short-haired
dogs
something
soft,
if
it
is
only
a
piece
of
carpet
or
a
sack,
is
needed
as
a
bed
to
protect
the
hocks
from
abrasion.
With
regard
to
feeding,
this
requires
to
be
studied
in
relation
to
the
particular
breed.
One
good
meal
a
day,
served
by
preference
in
the
evening,
is
sufficient
for
the
adult
if
a
dry
dog-cake
or
a
handful
of
rodnim
be
given
for
breakfast,
and
perhaps
a
large
bone
to
gnaw
at.
Clean
cold
water
must
always
be
at
hand
in
all
weathers,
and
a
drink
of
milk
coloured
with
tea
is
nourishing.
Goat's
milk
is
particularly
suitable
for
the
dog:
many
owners
keep
goats
on
their
premises
to
give
a
constant
supply.
It
is
a
mistake
to
suppose,
as
many
persons
do,
that
meat
diet
provokes
eczema
and
other
skin
troubles;
the
contrary
is
the
case.
The
dog
is
by
nature
a
carnivorous
animal,
and
wholesome
flesh,
either
cooked
or
raw,
should
be
his
staple
food.
Horseflesh,
which
is
frequently
used
in
large
establishments,
is
not
so
fully
to
be
relied
upon
as
ordinary
butcher
meat.
There
is
no
serious
objection
to
bullocks'
heads,
sheeps'
heads,
bullocks'
tripes
and
paunches
and
a
little
liver
given
occasionally
is
an
aperient
food
which
most
dogs
enjoy.
But
when
it
can
be
afforded,
wholesome
butcher's
meat
is
without
question
the
proper
food.
Oatmeal
porridge,
rice,
barley,
linseed
meal,
and
bone
meal
ought
only
to
be
regarded
as
occasional
additions
to
the
usual
meat
diet,
and
are
not
necessary
when
dog
cakes
are
regularly
supplied.
Well-boiled
green
vegetables,
such
as
cabbage,
turnip-tops,
and
nettle-tops,
are
good
mixed
with
the
meat;
potatoes
are
questionable.
Of
the
various
advertised
dog
foods,
many
of
which
are
excellent,
the
choice
may
be
left
to
those
who
are
fond
of
experiment,
or
who
seek
for
convenient
substitutes
for
the
old-fashioned
and
wholesome
diet
of
the
household.
Sickly
dogs
require
invalid's
treatment;
but
the
best
course
is
usually
the
simplest,
and,
given
a
sound
constitution
to
begin
with,
any
dog
ought
to
thrive
if
he
is
only
properly
housed,
carefully
fed,
and
gets
abundant
exercise.
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