How to Buy a Dog 



from the possession of a couple or even a 

 single bloodhound. You can work them 

 whenever you please, so long as a man or 

 boy is available to act as runner ; you can 

 pick your country, and you need not worry 

 about sheep or seeds, because the hunted 

 man can take any direction you desire. If 

 you have no horse you can arrange a circular 

 course, and watch the hound working, with 

 the aid of a pair of field-glasses. You can 

 study many interesting problems of scent 

 by varying your day and hour, and I 

 guarantee that if you are an enthusiast you 

 will have no reason to regret your choice 

 of one of these noble hounds. 



If it is your intention to do a little 

 breeding, it is well to bear in mind that the 

 larger breeds require more attention and 

 are much more difficult to rear satisfactorily, 

 for to grow a puppy to great size requires 

 much skill and patience, and it is no easy 

 thing to get them straight in front or free 

 from cow-hocks behind. A larger dog, too, 



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