The elevator., 1888-09-08
THE CARE OF DOGS.
How These Faithful Household Pets Should
BE Fed and Housed.

Be Fed and Housed
A dog is an animal of most kindly
and affectionate disposition, most ami
able and friendly. full of fun and en-
joyment, fond of his kind, but fonder
far of mankind. and will neither fight
the one nor bite the other without
sufficient reason. Rather large as to
liver, he requires Il goodly amount OF
exercise, and has an idea that one
hours romping in the open air does
more good than gross of blue pills,
even if you get them for nothing. a
dog will work hard all day and think
nothing of it, but he viii thank you
for good bed at night. He is blessed
with a ten-horse-power appetite, ana
this fact renders food of necessity TO
Kim He is q teetotaller upon prlncl-
pie, but can no more go without water
than a modern steam engine. That's
what a dog is, only some people don't
seem to know it.
| will now merely mention those
things that are really necessary to
Keep Il uO9 III lediIH'
|. Food of good quality and in suf-
ficient quantity. There are many mis-
takes made by the public i'll feeding
their dogs, and dog owners would do
well to remember that the more regu-
/ larly they feed their dogs the better.
and the food ought to be cleanly and
/ freshly made every day
/ Avoid giving d dog bones, butter,
grease, fine bread, sugar or that abom-
inablcresidue of denominations, greaves.
Small dogs may be fed from the
carefully selected scraps from the ta'
Bile. Toy dogs, or lady's pets, on
mixture of boiled rice ana cabbage
with n tiny scrap OF meat in it. Fol
the larger breeds there is nothing
better than Spratt's patent; they are
made so nicely and cleanly tha
armies would thrive on them. l al
ways recommend those with twent,
instead Of ten per cent. meat, as be
lieve few dogs get sufficient flesh
which is really their natural food. !
dog of the size of a retriever vii
want three or four day, a mastltf 81
or seven; give one or two fOr break
fast, dry or soaked. just as the do
may seem to prefer it, and the rest l
the afternoon. Vary this occasionall
with boiled green and pot liquor.
: not salt. Salt should be avoided, G:
cept in the case of old dogs, when
! dust may be mixed with the food.
.. Water-A continual supply
pure water should be placed whel
:. the dog can reach it without spillin
i or scratching dirt i'll it, and the watt
should not only be changed daily, b'
the dish ought to be well rinsed out.
3. Exercise is most essential to IL
well-being of dog. TO witness tt
> way he enjoys n good scamper wou
. tell any one this. Without exercl'
u the wheels of the poor animals Ii
Il seem to clog, bad humOrs are not G
= creted dyspepsia comes on, he ge
morose, dull, and sometimes even lri
II table and unhappy, liver troubl
le come on, then iaundice, and th'
- death. A dog ought to have at lea
le two hours daily romping in the OPP
- air.
u 4. Cleanliness animals bod
ie his kennel or slccping-place, and /
III dishes ought to be kept scrupnlous
clean and sweet while his coat shou
be brushed daily, and the action OF t
skin promoted by the free use of
" good tortoise-shcll comb.
IN >. Housing-Dogs should never
N left out at night. and the places who
to they sleep should be well ventilat
ne without being draughty; the b
te should not be too soft, but il must
he dry and comfortable.-GoTdon SMbl
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