I have handled a great many of them and have always made fine re- 

 trievers out of them. They can be broken very easily by the use of 

 my training device. They are of a more of less timid disposition 

 and must be given kind treatment. They are easily put under com- 

 mand of the whistle, will v/ork to the motion of the hand, right or left, 

 obey all commands and secure all game killed. 



BEAGLES. 



The king of rabbit dogs is the beagle. Small, alert, wonderfully 

 clever, always wide awake and ready for fun or work, a beagle is a 

 constant source of pleasure to either child or man. He is easily trained 

 and is quick to learn, and makes a good house dog as well as rabbit 

 dog. 



The first thing to teach a young beagle is to mind either word or 

 whistle. Then take a horn to use as a signal, when going out hunting. 



Always start out when you blow the horn, and if the dog is an>- 

 where within a mile of the house, he will soon come with a rush and 

 on the full cry. In beginning to work him for rabbits, drag a piece 

 of meat on a line for about ten feet, so that he cannot see it; then 

 put it on a stick two feet off the ground, so that he will have to use his 

 nose on the wind scent, and he will be quick to catch either the ground 

 or wind scent. Always change the location of the lesson, when drag- 

 ging the meat and increase the distance as rapidly as possible. 



As soon as he is well under command, get him on rabbits in the 



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