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piece of inch board, one foot in length, and an inch and a half in 

 breadth, tapering a little to one end ; at the broader end are two 

 holes running longitudinally, through which the collar of the dog 

 is put, and the whole is buckled round his neck ; the piece of 

 wood projecting beyond his nose is then fastened with a leather 

 strap or thong to his under jaw, passing between the canine teeth 

 and the molars. By this means the peg advancing five or six 

 inches beyond his muzzle, the dog is prevented from putting his 

 nose to the ground. 



APPARENT WANT OF NOSE. 



Although it sometimes happens that young dogs lack those 

 olfactory powers for which they are so valuable to the sportsman, 

 they should not be condemned without a fair trial. It often hap- 

 pens that this defect is remedied as the animal advances toward 

 adult age. With dogs that have but just recovered from distem- 

 per, this defect is frequently noticeable, but is seldom if ever per- 

 manent. During a long drought, when the herbage is in a very 

 dry state-, it happens that the keenest nosed animals are frequently 

 unable to find game. In such case let a second trial be given 

 when the state of the weather and moisture of the fields will be 

 more advantageous to the animal. We are confident such will 

 prove satisfactory. 



A beautiful setter pup presented to the writer a few years 

 since, seemed to be absolutely without the faculty of scenting 

 game. Being shut in the office one night, in his "high jinks," he 

 overturned a jar of leeches, and probably nosed them, as in the 

 morning he was found bleeding profusely from the nostrils, and 

 had evidently been suffering from hemorrhage the greater part of 

 the night, as he was badly ensanguined. An examination into 

 the state of affairs showed the leech jar broken, whereupon it was 

 conjectured that some of the reptiles had found lodgment in the 

 nose or throat. The result confirmed the diagnosis, two being 

 found attached to the posterior fauces, and three were washed out 

 of the nostrils, four remaining to be accounted for, after those on 

 the floor were picked up. They were probably swallowed. The 

 animal recovered, and with the recovery his infirmity disappeared. 

 Such active treatment is not however recommended. 



