ADVICE ON FOX-HUNTING 



be reproduced in his offspring. There is a 



good deal of nonsense talked about looks in 



these days, but, depend on it, the best 



working hounds in a pack are never the 



worst-looking, though, of course, a real 



beauty, a Peterborough winner, may turn 



out useless in the field. This is a good 



lesson. Turn up his pedigree, and you will 



find where the mistake in his breeding has 



been made. Never breed from a hound in 



his first season. He may develop all manner 



of faults, and you cannot breed a fault out : 



you must stamp it out. Some people think 



that if you breed from a noisy bitch and a 



mute dog, or vice versa, you will have hit 



the just medium in tongue. Far from it. In 



all probability half the litter will turn out 

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