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thing ; why not foxhounds ? Both are equally de- 

 pendent on their noses. Before cub-hunting, they 

 ought to be made acquainted with the meaning of 

 the horn, when out at exercise the huntsman 

 recalling them by it when allowed to run in ad- 

 vance of him ; and as for the yoickxiiKj and 

 *lng, we have before expressed our opinion 

 on vociferous dog-language. 



Supposing the object to be, on entering young 

 hounds, to make them handy, tractable, and steady, 

 their instructor must be steady and quiet, and never 

 in a hurry or flurry. All of the canine species 

 adapt themselves to the peculiarities of their owner. 

 If he is nighty, they will be the same. If quiet, 

 their demeanour will be the reflex of his. By the 

 conduct of a pack of foxhounds in the field, the 

 character of their huntsman may be immediately 

 discerned. There is as much difference between 

 the dispositions of young foxhounds as boys at 

 school. Some enter readily, others slowly ; and a 

 few, perhaps, do not manifest any disposition to 

 enter at all. We are not partial to precocious 

 youngsters of any sort biped or quadruped arid 

 very fast young hounds, as well as fast young gen- 

 tlemen, are generally the iirst to break down. We 

 however, for a certain time, let all run or 

 work together. Some from the first day settle 

 down quickly to their line of business, never needing 

 nart of whipcord (luring their lives ; but there 

 will be mischievous ones in every entry Pickles of 

 their schools, which must be left to the tender 

 mercies of Jem and Jack, to be broken of their bad 



