He is a
big, strong dog, and he doesn't like too warm a room to sleep in."
"How often do you wash him?" asked Uncle Frank.
"About twice a month," said Edward, "I give him a bath in lukewarm water
and with Castile soap. I rinse the soap off with clear water, rub him
dry, and let him have a good scamper in the fields. I comb and brush him
thoroughly every day. That makes his coat clean and glossy. Once when he
had fleas I washed him with carbolic soap, and then took him in
swimming. I have been told that for a small dog the yolk of an egg is
better than any kind of soap, but I have never tried it for Chum."
"What does he have to eat, and how often do you feed him?"
He has two meals a day now. Sometimes he has dog biscuit soaked in water
or soup. Sometimes he likes his biscuit dry. Nearly every day he has a
few scraps of meat or a bone. He likes corn cake and brown bread and
macaroni, too. Sometimes I mix the meat and vegetables with mush made
from some cereal."
"I suppose you know," said Uncle Frank, "that a dog needs vegetable
food, and that he cannot keep well without it?"
"Yes, indeed. I give him cabbage and potatoes very often."
"Is Chum a good watchdog?" went on Uncle Frank. "He didn't bark at me
when I came up the path.
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