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hours, and in that fashion the poor housing at 

 home was forgotten. But happily this state of 

 things did not last long. 



In 1902 Mr. O. T. Price took the hounds, 

 and soon afterwards became occupier of New 

 Park, where he erected temporary kennels of 

 somewhat better accommodation. Here, of course, 

 the servants, and probably the hounds, were more 

 comfortable. 



But with the knowledge I have gained from 

 the many visits that I have paid at one time or 

 another to a number of the great kennels of 

 England, in almost every part of the country, 

 where I have seen every skill displayed and no 

 cost begrudged in the construction of what are 

 truly canine palaces, I have been amazed to see 

 how hounds of the same breed emanating indeed 

 very often from these same noble palaces can 

 be brought out fit, clean, and well from such 

 hovels as I have described above. Of course, I 

 do not advocate hounds, or any dogs, being kept 

 in such places. But I have learnt that if you 

 provide the best of food and that you can get, 

 however bad is your kennel but above all, if you 

 have the right man, who well understands the 

 management of his hounds, and, with his heart 

 really in his work, is willing to buckle to and 

 make the best of circumstances as they are, you 



