Cites A Kennelmaid to Our Dogs, 'A Plea for Kennelmaids', Our Dogs 77 (8th Nov. 1929), p. 413.
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‘Sir,- I was very interested in the letter signed “A Kennelmaid,” published in Our Dogs. If her’s [sic] is not an isolated case, I certainly think the matter should be looked into. I was always under the impression that kennelmaids had a good time; if this is not the case, I should like to hear from other members of who have complaints to make, then perhaps we might be able to form a club to cheer matters up. “A Kennelmaid” may have been unfortunate and got into a kennel the owner of which has no idea of method, time – in fact any organization at all. I quite agree with her that girls doing kennel work should have a certain amount of recreation, good food, a comfortable bedroom (bed-sitting room if possible), and by all means a hot bath. A tired kennelmaid, like a tired nurse, is a bad one, and it is useless to expect a girl to keep fit without being off duty for a certain amount of time. Sketching the daily work out roughly, as follows, it should be easy enough for an employer to arrange time off for his or her kennelmaids:-

On duty 7 a.m.

7 a.m.-8.30 a.m. - Feed puppies and prepare adults’ feeds.

8.30 a.m.-9 a.m. – Kennelmaid’s breakfast.

9 a.m.-10.30 a.m. – Feed adult dogs; finish cleaning kennels, doing any scrubbing that may be required.

10.30 a.m.-11 a.m. – Do any dressings, etc.

11 a.m.-12 – Exercise.

12 p.m.-1 p.m. – Feed puppies; cook meat for dogs’ evening meal; groom dogs.

1 p.m.-1.45 p.m. – Kennelmaid’s lunch.

1.45 p.m.-4 p.m. – Grooming, exercising, etc.

4 p.m. - Feed pups and adults.

4.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Kennelmaid’s tea.

5 p.m.-5.30 p.m. Remove soil from kennels and kennel up.

6 p.m. – Off duty.

8 p.m. – Feed puppies.

On Sundays a kennelmaid should be free at 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., with the exception of feeding puppies or invalids, and off duty at 6 p.m.

A half-day per week from 2 p.m. should be quite easy to provide, and  a whole day once a month. Of course, in epidemics of distemper a kennelmaid must be prepared to give up her time, but I am quite sure none of those who love the job will mind this.

The above time-table is for a kennel of 12 Irish Terriers which I run myself.

If you are good enough to print this letter, and there are any kennelmaidswishing to communicate with me, will they write to – Yours, etc.,

F.C.’