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Though not often asked to go to ground during the last year or 

 two of his life, he was always ready if wanted. On one occasion 

 hounds marked a fox in a hole ; a Terrier was put in, and 

 bolted one, and after a short run killed. We then went to draw 

 another covert, passing within about 3ooyds. of the hole. After 

 drawing the covert blank, Flint was missed, and it was thought that 

 he would have gone back to the hole. We hurried back, but met 

 him on the way, and at once his face showed that he had been at a 

 fox. Hounds struck a line down to the burn below, but could not 

 make it out any farther ; and we could not understand it till a 

 shepherd's wife living close by came running to us, and said that 



FIG. 105. MR. J. T. DODD'S BORDER TERRIERS FLINT AND FURY. 



Flint had bolted another fox from the hole after we had passed, 

 ran him down into the burn, and caught and worried him in a deep 

 pool, and that she had the fox in the house. On another occasion 

 he bolted a fox from a very strong hole near Deadwater Station, that 

 hounds ran into almost at once, and on examination it was found 

 that both the fox's eyes were out. The fox was a fine dog, weighing 

 i81b. Hounds marked another in a hole a few hundred yards away, 

 and Flint was put in again ; but the fox would not bolt, so we set 

 to work digging or you might call it quarrying. When we got to 

 the fox, it was found that he was worried (another splendid dog, 



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Many other instances of Flint's abilities as a workman might be 



