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Title: The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Flint, Charles L. (Charles Louis), 1824-1889 Miles, Manly, 1826-1898
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., R. H. Park
Contributing Library: NCSU Libraries
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. The young dog must have exercise from necessity,while the old dog will soon become absolutely worthless without it. In fact we never knowa puppy that was kept confined that ever became a fine dog. The practice of keeping a dogchained most of the time is a cruel one, besides it will make the animal thus treated sullen,ferocious, and stupid, and about as worthless as a wild brute. When necessary for anypurpose to keep a dog chained for a limited time, be humane about it and give him suCciontlength of chain to admit of some liberty and exercise. A recent writer recommends the following sensible method of securing this: If wantof space or the arrangement of the lawn, flower beds, and garden make it necessary to chainyour dog, you can give him far more liberty than a common dog chain will allow, by a simplemethod, and still secure your dog within certain bounds. This device consists in plantingtwo stout, short posts, one by the kennel and the other one from twenty-five to fifty feet from
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LATTHa DOWN THE LAW. the first. Stretch a stout wire (old telegraph wire will answer the purpose nicely) from onepost to the other and secure it firmly, first running it through the end of the dog chain.The dog will soon understand how to make use of this apology for liberty, and will frequentlyexercise himself up and down the line. We advise all who keep a dog, and are obliged tokeep him on the chain most of the time, to try the above plan, and the dog will thank youfor the kindness in many ways. Give your dog daily attention, not merely enough to eatand at regular intervals, but give him fresh water daily, and change his run, whennecessarv, so as to afford him an opportunity to have his run or exercise on the grass insteadof the hard, compact soil. Dog Kennels.—Dogs need shelter as well as human beings, and should always have it.It is true that nature has supplied most breeds of dogs with a warm covering, which affords 710 THE AMERICAN FARMER. ample protection under most circumsta

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