Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-25

The puppy. when Just weaned, should
be fed four, dve, or even SIX times a
day, and from two months to four
msnths OF age. four times; after that
three times, 90 the age of nine to
twelve msnths. according to the breed
the smaller varieties reaching maturity
soonest; after that twice day IL ehou2 Oh,
full meal being given each time, until
maturity 10 reached. Regularity AZ 90
time 10 important in feeding, both be-
cause 10 assists health. and IL consid-
cradle help in incsloating orderly and
cleanly habits Minute calculations
have been made a. to the amount of
food required by a dog. with the result
Of conflicting statements Of opinion,
ranging from onetwentieth 10 one
twelfth OF his own weight per day, and
1t 10 often stated in this form-oue
ounce of food for every pound the DIG
weighs. Experience teaches me that IN
the matter Of Quantity of food the
scales are better dispensed With. using
instead the dogs Apostle A. the correct
measure; therefore always advise tbs
doc should have ~ much st meal a.
be will eat freely, and that when be
stops 10 turn 10 over and pick out bits
here aud there. the dish should be re-
moved.
Tie composition and quality OF ths
food IL the next point claiming oousid-
GRAFTON. In reference 10 the first point
thisk u necessary 10 refer 10 theories
propeanded by DIR. Billings. V. \. Of
Boston. Mass, IN two lectures delivered
in that city and reproduced With appar.
ent approval by that section of the
American press which specially deals
with canine matters. I have not the
text before me. 90 cannot quote With
verbal accuracy bat, briefly stated. lDr.
Billings founding his Argument on the
admitted fast thai the dog 10 carniv.
erous animal. declared he should be fed
entirely on flesh. and evea vent 80 far
as 10 say that farinsccsns food Vas poi.
son 90 the dog. The English practice
for oesturies-from the time OF that
excellent hunssmAn and discourssr
on dogs and their treatment, Ed
mand de Langley. OF the early
part OF the fourteenth century.
confirmed ~ such practical writer's a.
furbcrv,lle and 6ervase MARKHAM of
the sixsecnih, Coz. Jacobs aud others
Of the seventeenth. and all the masters
OF hoands, huntsmen, esmekeepers,
kennel men, and every other person
Who has kept deg since-is dead
against DIR. killipgs' theory, which,
indeed, shoald rather be named a
"srotches." For dogs there is 90 more
wholesome food than the mixed scraps
from the table, consisting Of meat,
bones. bread and vegetables. and chen
there are more days kept than there are
bones and scraps for. she broken
vsesnals shoaid be taken - the stand
ard Of the component parts Of that
which has 20 Be farther provided.
In regard 30 pct dogs KEEP, hy ladies.
the great mistake often MADE IL 10 over
feed aud feed too richly. 10 IL q mis-
sak.n Kindness 20 feed days on rich, fat
producing diet and 10 give sugar and
sweet cakes 10 10 certainly destroy
the powers Of the digestive and assimi
lstive organs and anythiag that PRO
dne-s excessive fAtnsss viii bring on
sssh una. 30 Which disease paes aud other
short faced pe;s are especially psone.
Occasionally ve meet With, in ali breeds.
doe thai u . dainty feeder. These
eave 20 be co&xed 90 eat. o little al .
tune esine esven. and . tonic Of irua
md Qainioe With scntiAn given dsilv
tcs veek 90 toe Il q tiuae.-HsgA nai-
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