90 SYSTEM OF KENXEL AND 



tiling ; why not foxhounds ? Both are eqiually de- 

 pendent on their noses. Before cub-hunting, they 

 ought to be made acquainted with the meaning of 

 the horn, when out at exercise — the huntsman 

 recaUing them by it when allowed to run in ad- 

 vance of him ; and as for the yoicksing and 

 hoicksioig, we have before expressed our opinion 

 on vociferous dog-language. 



Supposing the object to be, on entering young 

 hounds, to make them handy, tractable, and steady, 

 their instructor must be steady and quiet, and never 

 in a hurry or flurry. All of the canine species 

 adapt themselves to the peculiarities of their owner. 

 If he is flighty, they will be the same. If quiet, 

 their demeanour will be the reflex of his. By the 

 conduct of a pack of foxhounds in the field, the 

 character of their huntsman may be immediately 

 discerned. There is as much difference between 

 the dispositions of young foxhounds as bo^^s at 

 school. Some enter readily, others slowly ; and a 

 few, perhaps, do not manifest any disposition to 

 enter at all. We are not partial to precocious 

 youngsters of any sort — biped or quadruped — and 

 very fast young hounds, as Avell as fast young gen- 

 tlemen, are generally the first to break down. We 

 must, however, for a certain time, let all run or 

 work together. Some from the first day settle 

 down quickly to their line of business, never needing 

 the smart of whipcord during their lives ; but there 

 will be mischievous ones in every entry — PicJdes of 

 their schools, which must be left to the tender 

 mercies of Jem and Jack, to be broken of their bad 



