VI CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIT. 



How to form a pack of fox-hounds — Best kennels in the present day — Mr. 

 Assheton Smith's, Duke of Beaufort's, Lord Fitzwilliams', Earl of Yar- 

 borough's, Lord Bentinck's, &c. — Faults to be avoided in forming a 

 selection, and treatment while young — Hare-hunters to be avoided — 

 Mistakes of sportsmen respecting the identity of foxes and hares — 

 Desci'iption of a lot of draft hounds, and of the respective character of 

 each dog- — Bad choice made by young huntsmen — Price of draft hounds 

 as contrasted with that of good ones p. 76 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Huntsmen, whijipers-in, and feeders — The distemper, its prevention better 

 than its cure — Means thereof — Exercise and air the best means of pre- 

 vention — Story of a donkey » ... p. 82 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Necessity of judicious breeding — Choice of bitches — Fine symmetry of the 

 fox-hound — Popular mistakes of the present day — Mr. Ward's skill in 

 breeding — Time of breeding — Curious variations in the generations of 

 hounds — Necessity for choosing good sires — Difference between "fast" 

 and "quick" hounds — Management and feeding of the brood bitches- 

 Selection and treatment of the whelps - Diet and medicine for puppies 

 — Premiums for best brought up hounds at walks— Names should be 

 given early to each young hound — Pro^jer habits in a feeder exem- 

 plified — Symptoms of, and remedies for, the distempers and for inflam- 

 mation of the lungs p. 85 



CHAPTER XV. 



judgment to be exercised in feeding — Bleeding and dressing — Prejudices of 

 huntsmen — Beckford's remarks on dressing — Economy as to use of 

 meal — Injudicious bleeding — Use of vegetables during the summer — 

 Brushing, swimming, and ifeeding — Rabies canina, or hydrophobia — 

 Fits occasionally mistaken for it — Cures of hydrophobia mentioned by 

 old writers p. 93 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Instances of decided hydrophobia in the author's own kennel — Treatment 

 of a bite under such circumstances p. 100 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Canker in the ear — Spaniels and Newfoundland dogs particularly subject 

 to it — Treatment of it — Treatment of red mange — For sore breasts — 



