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BREAKING AND ENTERING. 



strong wood, such as ash or oak, attached to the neck bj'' a 

 leather collar, and to the jaw by a string tied just behind the 

 tusks or canine teeth, so as to constitute a firm projection in 

 continuation of the lower jaw ; and, as it extends from six to 



nine inches beyond it, the dog cannot put his nose nearer to 

 the ground than that amount of projection will allow of. The 

 youno; dow should be well accustomed to it in kennel and in 

 the field, before he is hunted in it ; for when it is put on for 

 the first time it inevitably " cows " him so much as to stop all 

 disposition to range ; but by putting it on him for an hour or 

 two daily while he is at liberty and not expected to hunt, he 

 soon becomes tolerably reconciled to it, and will set off on his 

 range when ordered or allowed. "With it on, a foot- scent can 

 seldom be made out, unless pretty strong; but, at all events. 



