ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -She said that Tricki had little walks with him. The gardener, Hodgkin used to play ring-throw with him but he had to stop playing with as he suffered with muscular pain in the back.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Mr Herriot inquired with Mrs Pumphrey about giving Tricki an exercise routine, she said he was doing only little walks. The gardener used to play ring-throw with him but stopped doing so as the dog was suffering from muscular pain in the back.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Well, he has his little walks with me as you can see, but Hodgkin, the gardener, has been down with lumbago, so there has been no ring-throwing lately.” Tricki, a small dog, is pampered and overfed by his rich mistress. He falls seriously ill and his mistress consults a veterinary surgeon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pumphrey if Tricki was exercising, to which Mrs. Pumphrey replied that she did take him out for walks now and then; she also gave a reason why the dog was not doing his ring-throwing exercise regularly: the gardener who used to take him out to play was unable to come to work due to lower back pain.

Detailed explanation-5: -(ˈhɒdʒkɪnz ) noun. a malignant disease, a form of lymphoma, characterized by painless enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and liver.