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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Meanwhile,
the
more
fresh
air
and
sunshine,
exercise,
and
freedom
they
receive,
the
better
will
they
prosper,
but
care
must
be
taken
that
they
are
never
allowed
to
get
wet.
Their
sleeping-place
especially
must
be
thoroughly
dry,
well
ventilated,
and
scrupulously
clean.
As
to
the
adult
dog,
his
needs
are
three:
he
must
be
well
fed,
well
housed,
and
well
exercised.
Two
meals
a
day
suffice
him,
but
he
likes
variety,
and
the
more
his
fare
can
be
diversified
the
better
will
he
do
justice
to
it.
Biscuits,
Rodnim,
Flako,
meat,
vegetables,
paunches,
and
sheep's
heads,
with
an
occasional
big
bone
to
gnaw,
provide
unlimited
change,
and
the
particular
tastes
of
individuals
should
be
learned
and
catered
for.
As
to
the
bob-tail's
kennel,
there
is
no
need
whatever
for
a
high-priced
fancy
structure.
Any
weatherproof
building
will
do,
provided
it
be
well
ventilated
and
free
from
draughts.
In
very
cold
weather
a
bed
of
clean
wheat
straw
is
desirable,
in
summer
the
bare
boards
are
best.
In
all
weathers
cleanliness
is
an
absolute
essential,
and
a
liberal
supply
of
fresh
water
should
be
always
available.
Grooming
is
an
important
detail
in
a
breed
whose
picturesqueness
depends
so
largely
on
the
profuseness
of
their
shaggy
coats,
but
there
is
a
general
tendency
to
overdo
it.
A
good
stiff
pair
of
dandy
brushes
give
the
best
results,
but
the
coats
must
not
be
allowed
to
mat
or
tangle,
which
they
have
a
tendency
to
do
if
not
properly
attended
to.
Mats
and
tangles,
if
taken
in
time,
can
generally
be
teased
out
with
the
fingers,
and
it
is
the
greatest
mistake
to
try
and
drag
them
out
with
combs.
These
last
should
be
used
as
little
as
possible,
and
only
with
the
greatest
care
when
necessary
at
all.
An
over-groomed
bob-tail
loses
half
his
natural
charm.
Far
preferable
is
a
muddy,
matted,
rough-and-tumble-looking
customer,
with
his
coat
as
Nature
left
it.
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