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which may be construed to mean stamina and 

 courage, is also very important, and to find this 

 you should notice which hounds are working 

 hard and running well up at the end of the day. 

 Some hounds have the stamina but not the pluck, 

 and others are gifted the reverse way, but it is 

 no use unless the two are combined. It is as 

 well to inspect the produce a stallion-hound has 

 already sired, and then you will obtain an idea 

 of what he would do for you. If possible, see 

 several different litters, and if you notice that 

 some fault is common to all, you will then know 

 it comes from him and not the dam. I think 

 I have mentioned the essential qualities that you 

 have to remember in the selection of a sire, but 

 the list is far from complete. I may add that 

 the sire which suits one bitch may not suit 

 another, and therein lies the secret of breeding 

 hounds or any other animals. 



You may begin putting your bitches to your 

 dogs any time after the first of November, and 

 then your whelps will be coming early in January. 

 Unless you are very short, I do not advise you 

 to have any pups whelped later than the end of 

 June. The reason for having them within these 



