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defects create attention because one watches the 

 gradual improvement that is sure to come, with the 

 greatest solicitude and hopefulness. 



"Don't they kill all your poultry?" a lady asked 

 the other day. But this pair have never even " looked 

 crossways " at a fowl, as they say over here ; and I 

 explained how we cured even the formidable Foreman 

 of being a chicken fancier. Having at a very early 

 age displayed a penchant for young chickens, Foreman 

 was introduced into a small yard where' a hen of 

 ample proportions sat surrounded by a goodly brood 

 of chickens. No fox that ever was hunted had a 

 worse time than that puppy, who then and there 

 imbibed a horror of poultry that was to last him 

 through life. 



If a puppy takes to chasing sheep — and many 

 puppies do when they see the stupid brutes flee from 

 them whenever they come near — the remedy is easy. 

 Couple the puppy to a heavy, well-grown sheep, 

 possessed of a fine fleece, and a couple of hours of 

 this partnership will eradicate any desire to approach 

 the flock. 



On the subject of puppy-walking, a well-known 

 huntsman of great experience writes to me that he 

 considers few puppies are rendered crooked by being 

 allowed to go out on the roads and follow their 

 guardian in his walks and rides, even at the early 

 age of four or five months. He attributes crooked- 

 ness in young hounds almost entirely to overfeeding 

 when the whelps are very young, and supports his 

 opinion by quoting many experiences in proof. My 

 correspondent has done me the favour to write on 



