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squirrels, take him to the woods. Keep him 

 until he gets sight of a squirrel, then drop the 

 cord and let him go; he will likely see it run 

 up a tree, and perhaps he will bark, but if not, 

 do not urge him, but give him plenty of time; 

 then take him to find another and if he does not 

 get to barking, get one in small timber, where 

 you can make it jump from tree to tree; if he 

 does not bark then, he will never be much of a 

 ■coon dog. 



If he barks after he has learned to tree 

 squirrels, take him to a woodchuck country. He 

 will soon get to working after woodchucks and 

 while they won't all tree, some of them will. 

 Should he get one in a hole, hollow log or tree, 

 get it for him if possible and let him kill it, and 

 see that he doesn't get hurt much. If he trees 

 one, shoot it out for him, and after he has got- 

 ten a few, and trees another, go to where you 

 can see him, but do not let him see you, and 

 watch until he starts to leave; then go to him 

 and by so doing, he will learn to stay and wait 

 for you. 



After you have a good dog for woodchucks, 

 you may rest assured that he will tree a 'coon if 

 he finds a trail. If it happens to be summer 

 time, take him where 'coons abide and turn 

 him loose. He will likely run rabbits, but when 

 he strikes a 'coon trail, he will take it. As soon 



