Title: The complete book of the dog
Identifier: completebookofdo00leig (find matches)
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Leighton, Robert, 1859-1934
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London, New York (etc. ) Cassell and company, ltd.
Contributing Library: University of British Columbia Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of British Columbia Library

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i6 The Complete Book of the Dog companionship. A lonely dog never thrives so well as one who has playmates. He becomes physically indolent and mentally gloomy. For the dog himself as well as his owners the pleasures of Ufe are multiplied when there are more than one. Two or three can be kept almost as well as one ; but if breeding operations are contemplated an increase in accom- modation is required and the estabUshment of proper kennels. Kennels vary so much in construction, capacity, and price that a choice can only be determined by the dog-owner's requirements. A loose box makes an admirable kennel for a large dog, and a stable mth its range of stalls can always be
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Boulton and Paul's No. 108 Kennel converted into a dog-house. If two or three terriers are kept, a small lean-to shed, combining a sleeping-room and a covered run, should serve. A conservatory does admirably, as it can be heated in winter and there is usually a water supply. But nothing is so good as a properly constructed kennel. A popular and convenient form is Spratt's No. 147 ; but I prefer Boulton and Paul's No. 108. This is a perfect kennel so far as it goes, but it ought to have an extended railed-in run in front. It is as good as any I know for the accommodation of a brood bitch and her family. When the number of dogs varies, or when there are disagreements and jealousies, it is well to have several of these portable kennels situated in various paits of the garden or grounds. As a rule it is better to have the runs outside, for dogs love to have an outlook upon the world around them. It is, of course, abso-

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