Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-07-18
Dog. and their management.


served, he must be well doctored.
First, as to his house. As general
rule, dogs should not be kept in a
dwelling house, since, as they do not
wear overcoats, they are liable to take
cold when they 90 out. A small dog
may be kept IN a stable or other ouS-
house; but large dog enjoys q house of
his own. This should be oblong in
shape, with peaked roof at least eight
inches higher than the dog, and it
should be what most peop.e would call
too large for the dog. This will give
him room to turn round and when a
driving rain or wind comes he will be
able to get away back out of It's rs ach.
should not be III the end of the kennel,
but on one siae and near the end, so
that he will be the less exposed to the
weather.
The best kind of bedding is straw or
yellow-plne shayIngs (sawdust or hay
are too dusty and it should be changed
once a week and the floor well brushed
with a stiff broom. New bedding
should always be dry, or The dog will
be liable to get the rheumatism. A
stnp OF wood about three inches high is
generally mailed across the bottom of
the opening, so that the dog shall not
drag his bedding with him whenever he
comes out. In order TO keep the kennel
dry both above and below, 1t should be
raised two inches above the ground, and
the roof should be covered with canvas
well coated outside with tar.
No dog should require any other coat
than that with which nature has pro-
vided him. but 1t Is his owners duty 10
keep the coat in good condition. In
door pets of the fancy order may be
washed as often as theIr doting mis-
tresses may choose, and dogs that have
frequent swims in clear running water,
and plenty of exercise, may go without
their "tubblng" the whole summer
long, but as a rule a dog should be
washed once month, and warm bath,
with plenty OF soap and thorough
rinsing with clean water afterward,
ending witha drenching with cold water
Ito keep him from taking cold), is the
proper treatment.
As the dog strongly objects to this
process, and especially to having his
head washed-in which, perhaps, he
viii be like his paster-lt is well to tie
HIM unless you want a chase, and to
begin with his head before you get him
wet all over; a struggling wet mass of
hau is not a comfortable thing to
handle. After washing him rub him
well with rough towel, and then put
him in a clean place to dry. OF course
he must have perfectly clean bed TO
go to on tub" night.
If dog Is regularly and well washed,
brushed and combed, and his house
kept clean, he ought not TO suffer from
yeImln, but it Is an easy thing for him
TO catch ieas from other dogs. When
this is tine case he must be treated with
Oil We rubbed III, from the tip of his
nose to the END OF the tail. Alter few
hours The oil may be washed of. Fleas
like dogs, but they cannot bear an oily
dog. Sometimes, and generally through
neglect, a worse trouble fastens upon a
dog and causes linn much annoyance.
TINS Is known as lice. A good and safe
treatment is a thorough rubning as be
fore with petroleum, Ii is not poison
GUS to the skin. but ii Is as well to
mHzzle the dog while the oil is upon
HIM or he will lick a good deal OF it
OF.
Finally, Whenever a dog has been
treated Tor veTmin, the kennel should
be well washed inside with hot line.
In fact, such Washing should be done
every SIX months, on warm, dry day,
IN any case.
Most dogs are fed too much. Either
they should be fed at table or at their
own kennel, but not at both places. A
meal once a day Is sufficient and then
the sn nal shonld be allowed as much
as he wants. Very little meat need be
given; indeed, for a dog that has but
little exercise and no work, only about |
one-tenth OF his food should be meat.
The rest may be bread, potatoes and |
cooked green food from the table scraps. |
All these things he Will eat If mixed |
with gravy or pot broth and sucn mest |
as he Is allowed. Bones, OF course. are |
a standard dish IL the kennel, and they |
are principally useful because they
make the teeth strong and clean. Do
not be stngy with drinking water to |
your friend. Let it be always clean |
and freshly drawn from the pump or |
well, and IL warm weather see hat it Is |
frequently changed. a small lump Of
su puUr IL hIs water once a week OF so |
viii help TO keep him in good health
However otherwise well cared for, no |
dog Will be healthy if always kept IN
doUrs, or always chained up. He re
qulTts plenty of exercise. IHdeed, ex-
cept IL the case OF hunting dogs, it is
difficult to allow too much. Claiming |
is good thing, especially at night, and |
1t should be remembered that to un-
chain him is a kindness which a dog
will remember. When you have new
dog, therefore, always take care to be |
the only one to unchain him until ne |
becomes greatly attached to you.
Dogs have been companions of man |
for so many generations that their ma
tural Instinct is in most cases to do |
right; and where they DO wrong, 1t is |
generally owing either to the careless
ness or bad example of their masters. |
Many a Jog has been turned into a |
fighting or cat-worryIng animal through |
thougntless encouragement on the part |
o. Its owner.
They are many other things to lie i
learned about the care of dogs, and an |
observant owner of a dog that ke cares |
Tor will gradually pick up much know
ledge by comparing notes. with his |
dog-loving friends. If your dog be-
comes really sick in spite of your care
(and by ''care" We do not mean pamper-
ing), the best way is TO write to one of
the agricultural or sporting papers, de-
scrlbIng the symptoms as clearly a you |
can. If it Is one of the frst-class
papers, you viii probably be answered |
III the next number by an experienced |
veterinary surgeon. If, however, your |
dog is suffering, or is in danger, and
you can not wait a week, the best thing |
To do is to take him to the veterinary
surgeon, and let him treat the dog. 4
good dog is friend that is worth a
great deal of trouble and expense,
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