8 THE AMERICAN FOXHOUND 



We cannot adopt the theories of our English brethren, as their 

 style of hunting is entirely different from ours, with few 

 exceptions. 



In England they breed for similarity in size and color, equal 

 speed, and good "tongues." They as a rule do not allow their 

 dogs to range wide in quest of their game, but have an M. F. H. 

 who rides in front of his pack, sometimes numbering as high as 

 twenty-five couples. The whipper-in rides behind with whip in 

 hand and sees that no dog attempts scouting on his own hook. 

 When they reach a promising locality (usually termed a 

 "covert-side") the M. F. H. by command, throws his pack "in." 

 If game is found, all well and good, if not, the M. F. H. sounds 

 his "call" and the whipper-in gets busy. Not so in this country, 

 his size nor color cut any figure if he is able "to get there" and 

 get there quick. A wide, fast ranger, a good nose, good tongue, 

 quick to cry the scent, lots of endurance, and speed enough for 

 any company, coupled with lots of "fox sense," is what it takes 

 to constitute a fox dog here ; that is among fox-hunters. 

 BREEDING THE FOXHOUND. 



The first question we will attempt to handle is the breeding of 

 the foxhound. We have quite a number of different strains of 

 foxliounds in this country. Each of these several strains have 

 their admirers; but to start with, every hunter must admit that 

 you must know the sire and dam of your pups. 



You cannot expect to rear fast, game dogs from slow, rank 

 quitters, for according to the rules of nature "like begets like." 



Having first selected your bitch to breed from, you should be- 

 come thoroughly acquainted with her best points as well as her 

 bad ones, for you will never find a perfect one, then select a dog 

 that will overcome as many of her bad traits as possible, and 

 breed them. If you fail to get good dogs from them, do not get 

 discouraged, but try another dog. You might breed a dog and 

 bitch that you thought were nearly perfect, and yet their pups 

 were worthless. This is an exception to the rule of nature, they 

 just simply did not nick well. 



RAISING PUPS. 



After your pups have come, watch your bitch well and see 

 that she is attentive and gives them plenty of milk. Let them 

 depend upon their mother until they are four weeks old, then 

 give them a dose of vermifuge (I use Glover's) as per directions, 

 then start to feeding them on a very light diet. There is no 



