TRAINING THE HUNTING DOG. 45 



Should you not have an old dog to help 

 train your pup, you can train him alone, but it 

 is more trouble. 



If you have snow, lead your dog until you 

 find a fox trail, then follow it, still leading your 

 dog ; if there happens to be considerable scent in 

 the trail, he may Avant to follow it, if so turn him 

 loose, but follow him up and help him to start 

 his fox. If there is no scent in the trail, lead 

 your dog until you start the fox, then let him go 

 and let him work for himself. 



Should you have neither snow nor trained 

 dog, you will have more trouble, but I have made 

 No. 1 dogs without either. 



If you know where foxes stay, go there, turn 

 your dog loose, and lie will start to running rab- 

 bits; this will scare the fox up and your dog will 

 likely cross its track; if he is a born fox dog, 

 he will leave the rabbit for the fox every time. 

 You may have to make several trips, but after 

 you get one race, your dog will be looking for a 

 fox chase, and will soon take a cold fox trail in 

 preference to a rabbit. 



After you have trained your dog to running 

 foxes or coon, you will wish to break him of run- 

 ning rabbits; this is generally an easy matter, 

 for a genuine dog prefers the fox or coon and 

 some will quit it of their own accord. If not, try 

 scolding him when he starts a rabbit. If that 



