loo ON DACHSHUNDS 



Secondly, they can be used in England as in 

 Germany for badger digging, and in Scotland 

 and other non-hunting countries for bolting 

 foxes to the gun. But their more general 

 use will be rabbitinor and covert shootino^, 

 where there is not much game — rough 

 shooting, in fact. I habitually use them so, 

 and it is not necessary to say more than that 

 they must be taught to go with the keeper, 

 or beaters, whereas they prefer to accom- 

 pany their master with the gun. German 

 authorities insist that the dachshund must be 

 trained to come to whistle, even if on a hot 

 scent. Mine, I fear, are not broken to this 

 canon, and I admit that it is rather trying 

 to hear an old cock pheasant go sailing away 

 far out of shot after five minutes' full cry. 

 This drawback, however, applies equally to 

 covert shooting with beagles, and sometimes 



