Training Hounds. i6i 



follow a drag", whether it be a carcass or anise- 

 seed drag, unless, of course, they are being- 

 trained for drag hunting. 



Never hurry or rush young hounds ; allow 

 them to take their time in hunting out a cold or 

 puzzling trail. There is less danger of their be- 

 coming ''potterers" than of becoming ''rioters.'' 

 I have noticed that riotous, troublesome young 

 hounds generally make the best ones in the long 

 run. 



Use your voice sparingly, and when a check is 

 made never go ahead and attempt to lay them on 

 the line; if they can not "own it" by casting, it 

 is better to take them back a piece rather than 

 to push them forward, and never allow them to 

 give up as long as one of them can speak the line, 

 and never, never leave them in the field, no mat- 

 ter how cold, hungry, tired, or \vet you may be. 

 Let them learn to rely upon you; If left once or 

 twice they become restless when out of your 

 sight, and will always be on the lookout for you 

 rather than for game. 



While one should do everything possible to 

 encourage a young hound, they should never be 

 interfered with while hunting, and the horn 

 should be used very sparingly, as should the whip. 

 Occasionally highly nervous or excitable pups 

 need restraint or correction, but the voice, if 

 properly modulated, will generally have the de- 



