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tracking wounded quarry. He has found them to work with the 

 greatest sureness upon comparatively cold scent, and save him 

 many a head which otherwise might never have been brought to 

 bag. 



In conclusion, it may be remarked that the proper entering and 

 training of Dachshunds to any of the work of which they are capable 

 is a quite easy proceeding. They are extremely intelligent, and 

 probably the least nervous, as a breed, of any dogs employed for 

 similar purposes. The main point is to observe that they are not 

 Terriers ; that the course of entering them to any quarry must be 

 upon nearly the same lines as are adapted to the entering of Beagles 

 or other small hounds ; that it is only sure and steady, but not 

 necessarily slow, work of which they are capable. With these 

 reservations, there is no reason why great numbers of the Dachs- 

 hunds now existing in this country should not become as useful 

 members of our kennels as are their congeners in Continental 

 countries. 



