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abilities ; and they should never be allowed to 

 suppose, after having tasted blood, that a hare can 

 escape them : and, on this account, ought never to 

 be slipped at a hare when jaded and exhausted, or 

 when too far ahead to be overtaken. 



When they have been taught properly to know 

 their game, the next thing to be attended to is to 

 accustom them to the slips, and when a hare is 

 found, a distinct stand should be made by their 

 keepers, and the words so-ho / several times repeated 

 in a firm manner ; and the young dogs should never 

 be slipped until the hare is at some distance, lest, 

 being over anxious to possess it, they strain their 

 limbs too much. 



The training of a greyhound requires from three 

 to six weeks, the time, however, depending much 

 upon the condition and constitution at the commence- 

 ment. If too fat, it is necessary to begin by ad- 

 ministering laxatives. The exercise ought to be on 

 turf, and occasionally on the road, with a horse, 

 and by hard galloping, to strengthen their wind, 

 as well as to keep their claws short ; also in the 

 morning and afternoon, before feeding, at first gently, 

 and for an hour and a half at each time. As the 

 training advances, and the condition of the dog 

 improves, it should be more severe and of shorter 

 duration, till the greyhound is capable of accompany- 

 ing a horse at speed for a couple of miles, without 

 showing any signs of distress. After severe exercise 

 dogs should be walked for a quarter of an hour, and 

 then returned to the kennel, and brushed, cleaned, 

 and fed. The brushing and cleaning removes all 

 scurf, etc., from the skin, and renders the animal 

 more cheerful and active. 



No remedy has yet been found to prevent a 



