St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-10-13
THE CARE OF DOGS.

How These Faithful Ho0aDhold Pets 0houl0
he Fed aAA Ho1sod.
A dog Is an animal Of moat 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 a. to
liver. he requires . goodly amount Of
exercise, and has an idea that one
hours romping in the open air does
more good than q gross Of blue pills,
even il you get them for nothing. A
dog will work hard all day and think
nothing Of it. but he will thank you
for . good bed at night He 10 blessed
with q ten-horse-power appetite, and
this fact renders food of necessity to
him. He Is a teetotaller upon princi-
pie. but can no more 60 without water
than a modern steam engine. That's
what dog Il. only some people don't
seem to know 1t.
/ will now merely mention those
things that are really necessary to
keep a dog In health:
1. Food Of good quality and in sui
icient quantity. There are many mis-
takes made by the public in 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 q dog bones, butter.
grease, fine bread, sugar or that abom-
Unable residue of denominations. greaves.
Small dogs may be fed from the
carefully selected scraps from the Ia
BILE. Toy dogs. or lady's pets. on .
mixture OF boiled rice and cabbage,
with a tiny scrap Of meat In It. For
the larger breeds there IL nothing
better than Spratt's patent; they are
made 90 nicely and oleanly that
armies would thrive on them. I al
ways recommend those with twenty
instead Of ten per cent. meat, as be-
lieve few dogs get sufficient flesh.
which 10 really their natural food. A
dog Of the size Of q retriever will
want three or four day. . masti6 six
or seven; give one or two for break.
fast, dry or soaked. just a. the dog
may seem to prefer 1t, and the rest in
the afternoon. Vary this occasionally
with boiled green and pot liquor, II
not salt. Salt should be avoided, ex.
cept in the case Of old dogs. when
dust may be mixed with the food.
2. Water-A continual supply Of
pure water should be placed where
the dog can reach u without splitting
or scratching dirt in it. and the water
should not only be changed daily. but
the dish ought to be well rinsed out.
5. Exercise is most essential to the
well-being Of . dog. To witness the
way he enjoys q good scamper would
tell any one this. Without exercise
the wheels Of the poor animals life
seem to clog, bad humOrs are not ex-
GREETED. dyspepsia comes on. he gets
morose, dull, and sometimes even irri.
table and unhappy. liver troubles
come on. then jaundice, and then
death. A dog ought TO have Mt least
two hours daily romping In the open
air.
4. Cleanliness-Th animals body.
his kennel or slecping-place. and his
dishes ought to be kept scrupulOusly
clean and sweet, while his coat should
be brushed daily. and the action OF the
skin promoted by the free use OF
good tortOise-shell comb.
5. Housing-Dogs should never be
left out at night. and the places where
they sleep should be well ventilated
without being draughty; the bed
should not be too soft. but 1t must b
ary and comfortable. Gordon Stattss.
n. d.. IN Medical CLAIMS.