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the pheasant covert ; for I know that all his 

 hunting and worrying instincts can be con- 

 trolled when he is finally enlisted in the 

 ranks, but can never be put into him unless 

 they are there to begin with. Were my pup 

 treated as I would have him treated, he 

 should neither be rounded nor branded. The 

 former is all but useless, while the tattooing 

 of the inside of the ear with the initial letter 

 of the pack and the litter number, is a more 

 humane and simpler, as well as a more 

 complete and lasting mark than that made 

 with the branding-iron. 



When my pup arrives, I would wish to be 

 quite clear about his name, so that he may 

 not have to relearn it when he goes back to 

 the kennels. This summer I saw a pup 

 walked by a neighbour of mine, who 



