156 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



mending to all masters — and herein more 

 especially the young sportsman — to pay 

 particular attention to the feet of their 

 dogs after a long day in dry weather, and 

 where the soil is hard and exposed much 

 to heat. 



Some gentlemen of my acquaintance, on 

 reaching home, leave their dogs to the 

 care of a domestic, thinking that by order- 

 ?*r?^their animals to be fed and consigned 

 to the kennel they have requited the 

 faithful beast for his day's labour : not 

 so ; and the palpable negligence of con- 

 signing a good and serviceable dog to the 

 casual attention of an uninterested, un- 

 educated menial, savours (to me) of in- 

 gratitude, to use no harsher term. 



A really good sportsman is ever mind- 

 ful of his sagacious and faithful com- 

 panion in the field, and ascertains himself, 

 and considers it a paramount duty to do 

 so, that his dog is properly attended to. 



