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. Before closing this chapter, allow me to mention the fol- 

 lowing: It has been tried to allow a Dachshund to run 

 with a pack of Foxhounds, but was always given up as 

 unsuccessful, for the simple reason that the Dachshund 

 will not stand it to have a superior over him; the leader of 

 the pack and the Dachshund will soon begin to quarrel, 

 and in the end the chances are that the small dog will kill 

 the large one. 



One of the most important rules for keeping a lot of 

 Dachshunds is to have plenty of ground for them, as they 

 do not thrive well in too close confinement. Have the yard 

 divided in, say three or four apartments; but it will not do 

 to have the fences go simply down close to the ground, for 

 you would not leave them ten minutes when you would 

 find that the dogs had dug out, and were enjoying a walk 

 outside. Lay out the plan for your building and yards, 

 set the fence-posts three feet into the ground, dig trenches 

 for a foundation (as for a building) two feet deep, fill this 

 full of large rocks, cover all with earth, then nail your 

 boards on the posts. Don't use any boards with knot- 

 holes, as the dogs will begin to gnaw at them, and in time 

 enlarge them so that they can go through them. In this 

 way I succeeded in managing my dogs all right, with the 

 exception of one, who beat all my plans. He dug a hole 

 down under the rocks and up on the other side in about an 

 hour, and I thought it advisable to take him to my house; 

 for when the rest would have such an able teacher in their 

 midst, I could see no end of trouble. When outside he 

 behaved well for awhile, but soon he got a desire for a 

 hunt in good company; so he commenced to dig a hole 

 from the outside, and soon liberated all the dogs kept in 

 that yard. 



Before I was obliged to build a stone foundation, I drove 

 sticks into the ground, which were set as close together as 

 I could set them. This plan is no success, as the dogs will 

 dig all the earth away until the sticks stand free, when they 

 are easily removed by them. The fence must be at least five 

 feet high. I here give the plan of what I consider a prac- 

 tical kennel for the breed : 



