The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-01-08
THE CARE OF DOGS.
How These Faithful Household Pets Shoul<
Re Fed and Housed.


Re 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 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 IL you get them for nothing. A
dog will work hard all day and think
nothing of it, but he will thank you
for a good bed at night. He is blessed
with a 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 is, only some people don't
seem to know it.
] will now merely mention those
things that are really necessary tc
keep dog in health:
1. Food OF good quality and in suf-
ficient 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-
larry they feed their dogs the better,
and the food ought to be cleanly and
freshly made every day.
Avoid giving a dog bones, butter,
grease, fine bread, sugar or that abom-
inableresidue of denominations, greaves.
Small dogs may be fed from the
carefully selected scraps from the Ia
bic. Toy dogs, or lady's pets, on a
mixture of boiled rice and cabbage.
with a tiny scrap of meat in it. For
the larger breeds there is nothing
better than Spratt's patent; they are
made so nicely and cleanly that
armies would thrive on them. / al
ways recommend those with twenty
instead of ten per cent. meat, as | be-
heve few dogs get sufficient flesh,
which is really their natural food. A
dog of the size of retriever will
want three or four a day, a mastiff six
or seven; give one or two for break
fast, dry or soaked, just as the dog
may seem to prefer it, and the rest In
the afternoon. Vary this occasionally
with boiled green and pot liquor, il
not salt. Salt should be avoided, ex-
cept in the case of old dogs, when q
dust may he mixed with the food.
2. Water-A continual supply OF
pure water should be placed where
the dog can reach it 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.
8. Exercise is most essential to the
well-being of a dog. To witness the
way he enjoys good scamper would
tell any one this. Without exercise
the wheels of the poor animals life
seem to clog, bad humors are not ex'
creted, dyspepsia comes on, he gets
morose, dull, and sometimes even irri
table and unhappy, liver trouble:
come on, then jaundice, and ther
death. A dog ought to have at least
two hours daily romping in the oper
air.
4. Cleanliness-The animals body
his kennel or sleeping-place, and hi!
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-shcll comb.
5. Housing-Dogs should never b
left out at night, and the places wher,
they sleep should be well ventilatet
without being draughty; the be-
should not be too soft, but it must b
dry and comfortable.-Go Gordon Stables
III. d., in Medical Claims.