102 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



apart and four feet above the ground. On this 

 is a large iron ring to which the dog's short leader 

 is attached. "With this scheme he gets a certain 

 amount of exercise, but even then will spend most 

 of his time at the house end of the leader, waiting 

 for some one to come out and play with him or 

 show him some attention. One lone dog has a 

 sorry time of his puppyhood, for his sole romps 

 are when master is at home. Two pups in a yard 

 w^ill do much better, and when they get their 

 growth — say, 18 months — they will be allowed at 

 large about the grounds and will play with each 

 other all day long, racing and tearing about, wres- 

 tling on the lawn and keeping each other in iron- 

 hard condition. 



From the ages of six to eighteen months the 

 pup is going through his cubhood and will try 

 your patience to the limit. Over the back of one 

 you will ruin a perfectly good umbrella, which you 

 vow is worth many times over the present value 

 of the pup ! To another you will charge the dis- 

 memberment of milady's hat and the frayed con- 

 dition of your rugs ; to them both, lost articles in- 

 numerable ; holes in the lawn ; a ravaged garden ; 

 many hours spent in tracing them all over town; 

 in washing them after rolling in carrion and filth, 

 which many of the wilder breeds, such as Airedales 



