These matters have already been amply treated in Chapter XXIX (The Irish Water Spaniel). I will merely add that when it is desired to get a matted coat into good condition, it helps greatly to well saturate each piece of matted hair with sweet oil over night, and, in such cases, an ounce of carbonate of potash should be added to each gallon of water used in washing the dog next morning, and the mats of tangled hair should be patiently combed out whilst soaked with water.

The kennel man should, adjoining his boiler house, have a small room where he can keep in a tidy, orderly manner his chains, collars, leads, feeding and drinking utensils, brushes, combs, etc, and a few necessary medicines. Everything about the place should be orderly and regular - not only a place for everything, and everything in its place, but a time for everything and everything done at its proper time.

Connected with every kennel of any size, there should be an hospital and sanitorium where the sick and convalescent may receive the special attention they need.