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Insider's Guide To The Bichon Frise- Lost Dog Secrets
LOST DOG SECRETS.
Original Publication by“ASHMONT”
Insider's Guide To TheBichon Frise- Lost Dog Secrets
“When some proud son of man returns toearth,
Unknown toglory, but upheld bybirth,
thesculptor’s art exhausts thepomp ofwoe,
And storied urns record who tests below.
When allisdone, upon the tomb isseen,
Not what hewas, but what heshould have been.
But the poor dog, inlife the firmest friend,
The first towelcome, foremost todefend,
Whose honest heart isstill his master’s own,
Who labors, fights, lives, breathes for him alone,
Unhonor’d falls, unnoticed allhis worth, Denied
inheaven the soul heheld onearth;
While man, vain insect! hopes tobeforgiven,
And claims himself asole exclusive heaven.”
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Forward
Welcome to this amazing collection of dog tips written early last century. As you
read through this interesting and relevant collection of canine information, you will
marvel at how much knowledge was available so many years ago. Available to
those that could afford the cost of such atext of course.
I am thrilled to be able to provide a copy of this dated yet stimulating and useful book to
you. I believe much of the material contained will be very helpful to you and your
dog/dogs. It is of course recommended you seek advice of your Vet in regard to any
health issues and before making changes todiet and orexercise.
Enjoy and Isincerely wish you allthe verybest with your doggy endeavors.
Warmly,
Sharda Baker
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CONTENTS.
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PART I. — MANAGEMENT.........................................9
CHAPTER I.................................................................................................................9
THE NATURAL DIET. ................................................................................................9
Thedogof today.—Dietbestsuitedtohim.—Familiarfaultsinfeeding.—QuantityOf
meat required daily. — Influences which modifyit. — Forceof individualpeculiarities.—
Dangersof excessof meat.—Relationsbetweeneffectsof animalandvegetablefoods.
—Therightproportionsoftheingredientsofamixeddiet.—Allowancesthatshouldbe
madeforexistingcircumstances.—Distinctlinesonwhichtoformulatediet-tables.............................9
CHAPTER II..............................................................................................................20
VARIETIES OF ANIMAL FOODS............................................................................20
Proportionsof meat required by puppies.— Penaltiesfor over-feeding.— Specialvalue
of raw meat. — Prejudices against it duly considered. — Relation between an animal’s
disposition and his food. — Meat and the scenting powers. — Important facts about
commonfoods.—Whenhorse-fleshiswholesome.—Milkinitsvariousforms.—Eggs
as a foodand medicine.— Theiraction in healthand disease.— Fish, howitshouldbe
cookedandserved...............................................................................................................................20
CHAPTER III.............................................................................................................30
VEGETABLE FOODS. .............................................................................................30
Capabilitiesof dogs’ digestive powers. — Special effects of vegetables on the blood. —
Thevariousstarchyfoods.—Wheatanditsproducts.—Muchaboutbreadremnants.—
Prejudicesagainstcornmeat.—Thefoundationsforthesame.—Rightmethodofuse.
— Oatmeal, and its peculiar effects. — Rice, and its admirable qualities. — Nutritive
valueof barleyandrye. — Howstarchesshouldbecooked.— The proportionsofthem
allowable...............................................................................................................................................30
CHAPTER IV.............................................................................................................40
DIETARY FOR PUPPIES.........................................................................................40
The right period for weaning. — Essential preparatory steps. — Various foods to be
used.—Properquantitiesofeach.—Numberoffeedingsdemanded.—Of whateach
shouldconsist,uptotheeighthmonth.—The greatsecretsof puppy-raising.— Means
of preventing deformities. — Many absurd notions combated. — Ruinous results of
overfeeding.—Treatmentofcommonaffectionsbydieteticmeans................................................40
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CHAPTER V..............................................................................................................51
GENERAL DIETARY................................................................................................51
The foods, quantities,and combinationsfor toys. — Of what each meal shouldconsist.
—Specialdirectionsforfeedingtheoverweighty.—Rulesagainstoverfeeding.—Many
valuable hints for novices. — How maturedogs should be fed. — The numberof meals
they should have. — Methods of preparing meat. — Quantities required under various
conditionsoflife.—Foodsthatshouldbeassociatedwithit.—Requisiteproportionsof
each.—Treatmentofdaintyfeeders.—Intotallossofappetite.......................................................51
CHAPTER VI.............................................................................................................61
KENNELLING. ..........................................................................................................61
The most primitive kennels. — Their glaring defects. — A suitable kennel. — The best
situationforit. — Completedirectionsforbuilders.— Its variousfurnishings.—Absolute
requisites to health. — To secure freedom from vermin. — Method of fumigation by
sulphur. — Important considerationsin large kennels. — Precautions to be observed in
stablequarters.—Anefficientdeodorizer................................................................................................61
CHAPTER VII............................................................................................................69
EXERCISE. ...............................................................................................................69
Physiologyofexercise.—Banefulresultsoftoocloseconfinement.—Yardsforpuppies.
— Prime requisites. — Infinite importance of cleanliness. — Yards for mature dogs. —
Economyand efficiencydulyconsidered.— Devices (or exercisingin cities. — How to
estimate the amount of work imperative for puppies. — For the mature. — Special
requirementsfordogsinthestud.
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CHAPTER VIII...........................................................................................................79
THE DRINKING WATER..........................................................................................79
Dangers in foul water. — Some important physiologicalfacts. — Prevalenttheoriesthat
areunsound.—Symptomscausedbydenialofsufficientwater.—Excessrarely,ifever,
to be feared. — One of the first essentials in all kennels. — Difficulties in maintaining
healthfulness where there are many inmates. — Water for puppies. — Its peculiar
beneficialactionondigestion..................................................................................................................79
CHAPTER IX.............................................................................................................84
WASHING AND GROOMING..................................................................................84
Whenfrequentwashingisimperative.—Injuriouseffectsofcheapsoaps.—Therequired
articlesoftoilet.—Generalrulesforwashing.—Eggshampoos.—Necessarytreatment
afterbathing.—Remedieswherethecoatisharsh.—Influenceswhichgreatlyinjureline
hair.—Absoluteessentialstoitshealth.—Whenitfallsout.—Thecommoncauses.—
Safeandefficienthairrestorers...............................................................................................................84
CHAPTER X..............................................................................................................93
TROUBLESOME INSECTS.....................................................................................93
Nature and habits of fleas. — Agents that are obnoxious to them. — The most potent
preventive.— Powerfulflea-destroyers.— Insect powders.— Tincturesof thesame.—
Cheap and potent solutionof carbolicacid. — Realfacts as toflea-soapsin general.—
Toaffordrelieffromflies.—Sureremediesforlice.—Fortheremovalof wood-ticks.—
Treatmentofkennelswheninfested.......................................................................................................93
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PART II. — EXHIBITING..........................................100
CHAPTER I.............................................................................................................100
PREPARATORY WORK........................................................................................100
Therealdangerofinfectionatshows.—Infinitelylessthangenerallysupposed.—Much
ofinterestaboutdistemperandmange.—Amountofworkrequired.—Expedientswhere
opportunitiesarelimited.—Erroneousnotionsthatareproductiveof muchharm,—How
sportingdogsareofteninjured.—Medicinescommonlyusedforconditioning.—Serious
resultswhichfollowtheiruse.................................................................................................................100
CHAPTER II............................................................................................................108
THE FEEDING........................................................................................................108
Specialrequirementsofcommonvarieties.—Themostnutritiveanddigestiblefoods.—
Number of meals required daily. — The methods of preparation. — Forced or spoon
feeding.—Thefeedingoftoysingeneral.—Anabsurdnotiondispelled.—Thefoodsthey
should have. — How the same should be cooked. — At which meals they should be
given. — The quantities and proportions of each. — Remedies to be found in the
feeding-pan.—Dietetictreatmentoftheoverweighty.....................................................................108
CHAPTER III...........................................................................................................116
CONDITIONING THE COAT.................................................................................116
When the work of improvement should commence. — Character and amount of
grooming required. — Expedient to be resorted to in extreme cases. — Special
precautionstobeobservedinallinstances.—Wherenovicesareliabletobeatfault.—
The last wash before the show. — Formula for the best kennel soap. — Washing with
eggs.—HowtowashaYorkshireterrier.—Eachstepintheprocessfullydescribed...................116
CHAPTER IV...........................................................................................................123
TO AND FROM THE SHOW. ................................................................................123
A suitable crate. — Injunctions as to feeding while on the cars. — A mistake that has
often proved fatal. — Choosing a caretaker. — Rules which he should observe. — A
provisionagainst mangeand eczema.— The return journey.— Precautionsagainstthe
transmissionof contagion.— Disinfectionafter home is reached. — Dietetic restrictions
thatareadvisable.—Theonlymedicinaltreatmentgenerallyrequired.........................................123
CHAPTER V............................................................................................................129
ON THE BENCH.....................................................................................................129
The feeding.—Whenthe appetiteis impaired.— A commoncustomto be avoided. —
The first essential to the maintenance of good condition. — Before the judges. — Ring
etiquette.— Grave mistake of many exhibitors.— Goldenrule for all to follow. — Hints
for show managements. — Delusions about disinfectants. — Unwarrantable inflictions
upon dogs and visitors. — Measures of relief advised.
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PART III. — BREEDING. .........................................136
CHAPTER I.............................................................................................................136
SELECTION OF SIRE............................................................................................136
Methods of the average breeder. — Glaring faults uncovered. — Why failures are so
common.—Theprimeessentialstosuccess.—Linesonwhichsiresshouldbechosen.
— Breeding sporting dogs. — Advantages of in-breeding. — Its pernicious effects. —
Influence of the previous sire. — Unsound theories combated. — Where misalliance
occurs.—Importanceofpedigree.—Manyvaluablehintsforbeginnersinbreeding...................136
CHAPTER II............................................................................................................147
IN SEASON.............................................................................................................147
Tooearlymatingandmaturity.—Effectsonthemother.—Ontheoffspring.—Ismating
at the first season justified?— The method of “shaping.”— Maturing periods. — Signs
presented during the “rutting season.” — When to mate is possible. — Successful
service. — Absolute essentials in both subjects of a union. — One common cause of
greatmortalityamongpuppies.—Breedingat everyseason.—Obesityandsterility.—
Whenacureispossible.—Thetreatmentrequired.—Therightconditionforbreeding.....................147
CHAPTER III...........................................................................................................157
BEFORE WHELPING.............................................................................................157
Exercise during gestation. — Its infiniteimportance.— Essentialprecautions.— Signs
of pregnancy. — Some pronounced absurdities. — Diet of tile bitch in pup. — Highly
instructiveexperiments.—Therealeffectsof raw meats.— Bone-makingmaterials.—
The one that promisesbest.— The whelpingquarters.—Importantmeasuresagainst
worms. — Bed and bedding.— Popularfallacies regardingthem. — Abuseofcathartics
andlaxativefoods................................................................................................................................157
CHAPTER IV...........................................................................................................166
TREATMENT OF THE MOTHER..........................................................................166
First signs of whelping. — Companionshipadvocated. — Puerperal mania. — Hints for
attendants. — Danger to puppies from crushing. — Measures of prevention. —
Temperatureof the whelpingquarters.— Phenomenaof labor.— Aftertreatmentof the
mother. — Of the puppies. — The puppy-eatinghabit. — The various influences which
causeit.—Theremedyrequiredinmostcases.—Dietafterwhelping.—Ofwhateach
mealshouldconsist.—Constantlibertyforthenursingmother......................................................166
CHAPTER V............................................................................................................177
CARE OF THE NEW-BORN..................................................................................177
The favorable season for whelping. — Degrees of heat required by puppies. — Fatal
faults emphasized. — When the milk secretion is scanty. — Milk fever. — Foster
mothers. — Considerationsin making selections.— Nourishingartificially. — By various
animals. — Weeding out litters. — When suffocated by the mother. — Impediments to
nursing.—Remediesforsorebreasts.—Poisoningbythemother’smilk.—Howitmay
be detected. — Treatment of the mother. — Of the
puppies.............................................................177
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CHAPTER VI...........................................................................................................191
EARLIEST PUPPYHOOD......................................................................................191
Infinite importance of warmth. — A cause of many failures in breeding. — Ill effects
resulting from sleeping-boxes. — Measures for the removal of vermin. — Treatment of
colic.— Hygieneof thepuppyquarters.— Poisonsgeneratedin milk. — Groomingand
washing. — Prevention of deformities. — Golden rules for fanciers. — Worthless
puppies. — The destroyer to be used. — Cautions against over-stocking. — Notions
aboutteething.—Operationofdocking.—Theremovalofdewclaws.............................................191
CHAPTER VII..........................................................................................................206
TRAINING. ..............................................................................................................206
Earliest education of puppies. — House-breaking. — Introduction to new homes. —
Qualities essential in the educator. — Right methods of restraint and correction. —
Perversityandself-will.—Powerofkindness.—Someveryannoyinghabits.—Theuse
of the whip. — Happy effect of association. — Training of watchers. — A dangerous
method.—Therightway.—Retrievinganditsadvantages...................................................................206
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KENNEL SECRETS
PART I. — MANAGEMENT.
CHAPTER I.
THE NATURAL DIET.
The dog of today. — Diet best suited to him. — Familiar faults in feeding. —
Quantity Of meat required daily. — Influences which modify it. — Force of individ-
ual peculiarities. — Dangers of excess of meat. — Relations between effects of
animal and vegetable foods. — The right proportions of the ingredients of a mixed
diet. — Allowances that should be made for existing circumstances. — Distinct
lines on which to formulatediet-tables.
Men differ as to the origin of the dog, but all agree that he is of the family of
carnivora and that he was a flesh-eating beast in his wild state. Admitting this
eminently plausible theory the question at once arises, Has domestication
created or developed in him the power, which his master possesses in an
eminent degree, of accommodating himself to changes of foods as to other
altered conditions and thereby rendered him capable of subsisting quite as well
on a mixed diet, of vegetable and animal substances, as he once did on a diet
exclusively animal?
Scientific reasoning and experience answer in the affirmative; yet this solution is
not universally accepted, and there are many who, arguing mainly from structural
peculiarities, insist that he is purely a flesh-eater still and that animal foods alone
are suited tohis requirements.
The evidence to sustain this argument, which appears on anatomical
investigation, merely shows that he is and has been fitted for flesh eating. And
admitting him to be physically so constituted as to be able to derive from an
exclusively animal diet all that is necessary to his support and health, he can
scarcely be regarded now as other than omnivorous, or in other words as
capable of subsisting on a varied diet made up of vegetable and animal
substances, as on one entirely animal.
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Many centuries have passed since he was redeemed, and in all these he has
been the companion and friend of man. Sharing as he has the mixed diet of his
master he surely must have felt the force of habit, to which no animal can be
insensible, and acquired at least a tolerance for vegetable foods if not an actual
need of them. It is by virtue of this force that man becomes so truly omnivorous;
and that inferior animals can do the same abundant evidence has been offered in
the results of experiments, which have shown that in respect to food changes in
their nature have been effected and even hereditary forms of body suited to the
altered conditions induced and perpetuated.
Cats, for instance, have accommodated themselves to a mixed diet and become
similar in form to the herbivorous or vegetable-eating animals by considerable
increase in length of their bowels over other members of their family yet untamed.
It is certainly not reasonable to suppose that this power to accommodate to
altered conditions in the matter of diet and to assimilate their forms is denied all
animals but cats. Far from it, it is easier to believe that it can be acquired by all
warm-blood animals, and that many of them that are now either purely flesh-
eaters or vegetable-eaters would become omnivorous had they wits to aid them
or were they educated up tothe changes.
Contrast the primeval condition of the dog with that today. Once he provided for
himself, and the tremendous amount of exercise he was forced to take while
searching for food gave him not only a voracious appetite but powers of digestion
equal to any burden he could put upon them. Now he is fed regularly and given
some exercise but not nearly the amount he had in his wild state.
Surely he of today cannot have the high health and vigor of his ancestors, nor
can his digestive and excretory organs bear as heavy burdens as theirs were
wont safely to bear. As a matter of fact allow the average dog of these times to
gorge himself with flesh as his kind were accustomed to do of old, and
indigestion, if not a severer penalty, would be exacted for even a single
indulgence.
When speculating as to the proper diet of mankind it is quite the rule to insist that
the stomach recognizes its own wants and the appetite is a perfectly safe guide.
This is true now neither of the human nor canine race, although it doubtless was
so when those races were created, but since then they have been exposed to
influences which in time perverted their appetites, until they could not be any
longer relied upon as infallible guides.
Consider the appetite of man. There are many articles of food popular with him
now which were really nauseating to him at first, and he literally was obliged to
learn to like them; and once he did so, he thereafter longed for them quite as
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