THE NIGHT HUNTING DOG, ETC. 35 



them and it is an extremely necessary natural 

 quality. 



What we have really done in this country 

 \/ith the fox-hound is, we have created a new 

 type. Our native hounds which are without any 

 near English or Irish hound crosses are not only 

 faster than their ancestors, but they get about in 

 rough country, quicker and with greater ease. 

 The American bred dog, long accustomed to hunt- 

 ing, may be readily developed to night hunting. 



There are some strains of native hounds that 

 train easier than others. Hounds that have 

 come down through an ancestry which have long 

 been in large packs have certain fixed notions or 

 instincts abount hunting that are more difficult 

 to change than are hounds which have grown up 

 singly or in couples. 



Whatever manner of hound the trainer may 

 undertake to develop it is well for him to con- 

 sider the dog's ancestry and the way in which 

 they have been hunted. He will find if his hound 

 is well bred that the ancestral influence will tend 

 to assert itself. Knowing what is in his hound, 

 the trainer will know better how to handle him 

 to bring him up to the highest possible degree of 

 efficiency. 



There were many different breeds of the 

 hound family existing in England, when the fox 



