field, and when he chases one, encourage him to bark. If he is a barker 

 or "singer" he will keep at it while chasing. If he fails to bark, train 

 him to do so at home by hissing him on at anything around the house 

 and he will soon begin to "sing." 



When he starts a rabbit, stand still and he will either chase the 

 rabbit to you or hole it. In case he holes it, try and get it out for 

 him. to show him that you are doing all you can to help him. If 

 he is too fast and drives the rabbit out of the country, hang a chain 

 two feet long on him, and it will cut his speed down ; but take the 

 chain off when he gets tired. 



If a rabbit is started right off on a dead chase, he will soon hole 

 or run out of the country, so train the dog to let the rabbit run slow 

 and make circles, and the dog will soon learn to follow and drive the 

 game around to you. 



I always teach my beagles to retrieve a rabbit and when they make 

 a catch to bring in the dead. This encourages them to hunt for more 

 game. I use the same rules as for pointers and setters. 



TRICK DOGS. 



It is not hard to teach small dogs to perform all manner of tricks. 

 They are always ready to play and a little spare time now and then is 



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