46 HUNTING DOGS. 



fails, whip him, but where foxes are plentiful, 

 you will seldom have to do this. 



My pups are accustomed to the crack of a 

 22 rifle, as I shoot near them while young, so 

 never have any gun-shy dogs. 



There is just as much in feeding a running 

 dog, as a running horse. Some say a light feed 

 just before starting and I have heard some say, 

 don't feed at all. Now for a grej fox, it does not 

 make so much difference, as the chase will only 

 last an hour or two, and sometimes not ten min- 

 utes, but where it comes to an old red fox, — 

 one that you start Saturday night and return 

 just in time to accompany your wife to church 

 next morning, it is quite different. 



A dog to do his best should be used to run- 

 ning. He should have a few days' rest, and if 

 his feet are sore, grease once each day with salty 

 grease. At least three days before the race, drop 

 all sloppy food and give rye or corn-bread with 

 scraps from the butcher shop mixed in before 

 baking. Feed liberally twice each day and if 

 your race promises to be a hard one, feed extra 

 before starting, some food that will give the 

 greatest amount of strength, with the least pos- 

 sible bulk. Then arrange to give your dog a good 

 heavy feed as soon as he returns home, and he 

 will be ready for the next race sooner than if 

 compelled to go to rest hungry. 



