THE BADGER 



young and old badgers, and sawing off the 

 under jaws, and employing other indescribably 

 cruel methods. 



The dachshund and the small basset, 

 when properly selected, are splendidly 

 adapted for badger-hunting. In Germany 

 the former, and in France the latter, are 

 generally bred for this purpose. Full- voiced 

 and throwing a tongue like a hound, deep- 

 chested, short-legged, and strong-bodied, they 

 are perhaps the best one can have, but I do 

 not think that they possess the endurance 

 and quickness of an English terrier. 



There was a breed of wire-haired black- 

 and-tan English terriers, but I imagine them 

 to be nearly, if not altogether, extinct, that 

 from all accounts must have been really good 

 terriers in the true meaning of the term. 



In working dogs, be careful only to put in 

 one at a time : you thus economize your 

 forces, and avoid the risk of their fighting in 

 the earth. More than this, if you let two 

 dogs or a dog and a bitch in together, you 

 subject them to danger and the probability 



of severe punishment. The dog in front is 

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