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would be very hard to beat. By judicious 

 crossing, an ideal pack could be bred, retaining 

 to a great extent the rough coat of the Welsh 

 hound, if that was thought indispensable to the 

 appearance of the pack. 



Although draft foxhounds are generally used 

 for otter hunting, it pays to get hold of a bitch or 

 two and breed from them. By so doing you can 

 gradually get together a pack composed of hounds 

 of the desired sort, and if you are lucky you may 

 be able to hunt fox with them in the winter, and 

 thus keep hounds in condition for their summer 

 work. Hounds, like human beings, get very fed- 

 up with continual road exercise, therefore a bit 

 of winter hunting appeals to them far more than 

 the dull routine of exercise walks. 



Next in importance to the hounds are the 



terriers, for without their help it would be 



impossible to eject an otter from his holt. The 



most important quality in a terrier is gameness, 



for no matter how well built he is, if he has not 



the courage to go below ground and stay with 



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