Dogs that are not allowed to sleep in your house, must have a comfortable house or kennel provided for them, where they can sleep warm enough in it at night, or, in very cold weather, to go into during the day. At my kennels, I have twenty-four individual yards, (aside from three large exercising yards), and in each individual yard a small kennel prepared as follows: I buy an empty upright piano box, set it on a foundation ten inches from the ground, put a second floor in, between which is tar paper; put a door in front, three feet high, two wide, to only close part way, so dog can get in. Then I make a slanting roof and cover this and front of box with tin, or some composition roofing, the sides and back being battened where the boards join together, so no cold air gets in. Now, before hanging the door, build inside an inner sleeping compartment on one side, boarded on top and half of the front, a board six inches high across bottom to keep the straw in, and for winter use tack some carpet over the front of this sleeping box you have made, and also several thicknesses of covering the opening made for the door, fastened only at the top, the dog will push through this covering and into his bedroom, and with plenty of straw for bedding, will sleep warm and comfortable. If you have two dogs that are congenial, it is all the better that they sleep together. Small dogs with short coats and toy dogs, are kept in an L of my house, with a stove that never goes out 'till spring comes, for such dogs require a heated place in cold weather. Dogs such as collies, setters, pointers, and large dogs can stand it all right outdoors, if the place is provided as I have described. The carpet on the front of the inner room should have a part or corner of it cut off, or fastened back, making a small opening for air. Have your kennel facing south so as to get the great benefit of the sun.

For kennel locations choose ground that lies high and dries quickly. Heavy soil on which water rests instead of draining away freely is conducive to all sorts of troubles. However expensive a kennel, it can never be suitable for dogs unless perfectly dry, for dampness causes much sickness. If there is one thing more than another a dog cannot stand, It is dampness. He requires plenty of water to drink, but none in his bed. It is the underpart of his body that has the least protection.