MANAGEMENT OP THE DOG. 



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While in San Jose, CaL, a particular and highly-esteemed friend, 

 Mr. Frank McKiernan, presented me with a fine young grey- 

 hound, which I valued highly. When at Livermore, I thought I 

 would take the pup out for a little run. Suddenly a hare jumped 

 up, and to my great astonishment she sprang after him at full 

 speed, although she had never seen one before. She chased it so 

 close that she caused him to turn four times within half a mile. 

 It will be seen that the hound was obeying the laws of her 

 nature in giving pursuit to the hare, as she had received no 

 training whatever. My dog, William, well-known over the 

 greater part of the United States, was a splendid trick-dog of the 

 bull-terrier type, but his natural inclination was to fight. He 

 would attack a dog four times his size, and oftentimes would 

 attack his master when closely pushed. I will mention William's 

 tricks, and how to teach a dog to perform them, further on. 



The Setter. 



The setter is a handsome, bright, and highly valued animal for 

 all the purposes of finding and setting small game, as well as for 

 recovering birds, etc., after being shot. He is also susceptible of 

 being trained to do an immense number of tricks, such as return- 

 ing to a store and selecting a letter left by his master among 



