1 62 Horse and Hound. 



sired effect. Hounds will not readily forget or 

 forgive an unjust blow or kick. 



The worst habit a hound can acquire is sheep 

 killing; once acquired, no earthly power can break 

 them of it. Young hounds should be coupled and 

 frequently taken through sheep pastures, and if 

 one shows any disposition to run or attack a 

 sheep, ride him down, whip him thoroughly, and 

 give him the impression that you intend to kill 

 him then and there. Should he persist after sev- 

 eral whippings, tie him with a short rope to a 

 vicious old ram who will take pleasure in crack- 

 ing a few ribs for him, and he will forever more 

 lose his appetite for mutton. 



If once engaged in a sheep-killing scrape, it 

 is too late to attempt any cure ; either present him 

 to a friend who does not live in a sheep country 

 or present the hound with an ounce of lead. Once 

 a sheep-killer they become very cunning and may 

 behave themselves for months in day hunting, 

 only to renew their murderous depredations at 

 night. 



A hound's education is sadly neglected If he 

 is not thoroughly broken to both horn and horse 

 as well as to "homing." Instinct or second na- 

 ture makes the latter an easy job. 



The hound is gregarious by nature, preferring 

 to hunt in packs, but the undeviating persever- 

 ance and high courage of the American hound 



