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correct a dog by pulling his ears for fear of hurt- 

 ing his hearing, as a dog that is hard of hearing 

 ib not an A No. 1 dog. Never set your dog on 

 stock of any kind nor allow him to run after 

 other dogs or house-cats. 



By the time he is four months old, he will 



'The Fox Hound is a Composite Animal. 



likely begin to run rabbits, but some'do not com- 

 mence until older. Let him run them as it will 

 teach him to trail and harden his muscles, and, 

 should you have more than one, it will teach 

 them to depend on each other, and they will soon 

 learn to go to other dogs when they start a trail 

 or pick up a loss. If you have a fox or coon hide 



