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391. If ever you have fears that you may be unable 

 to prevent a dog's breaking away to worry sheep, hunt 

 him in a muzzle * of a size that will not interfere with 

 his breathing, and yet effectually prevent the wide ex- 

 tension of his jaws. 



392. The killing of fowls is more easily prevented. 

 The temptation, though equally frequent, is not so great 

 he will only have tasted blood, not revelled in it. 

 Take a dead fowl one of his recent victims if you can 

 procure it, and endeavour, by pointing to it, while you 

 are scolding him, to make him aware of the cause of 

 your displeasure. Then secure him to a post, and thrash 

 him about the head with the bird, occasionally favouring 

 his hide with sundry applications of a whip, and his 

 ears with frequent repetitions of the scaring admonition, 

 " Ware fowl," " Fowl fowl fowl." Whenever you 

 afterwards catch him watching poultry, be sure to rate 

 him. 



* A muzzle is the best recipe for should invariably be employed 



keeping a howling dog quiet at whenever any ointment is applied 



night from what is commonly to his skin for mange, &c. 

 called " baying the moon." It 



