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huntfman as foon as they favv a cover ; and I have 

 leen the fame hounds Hop when the}^ got to the 

 cover lidcj and not go into it. It is want of proper 

 difcipline which occations faults Uke thefe. Hounds 

 that are under fuch command as never to leave 

 their huntfman till he encourage them to do it, 

 will be then fo confident, that they will not re- 

 turn to him again. 



Were fox-hounds to flop, like flop-hounds, at 

 the fmack of a whip, they would not do their 

 bulinefs the worfe for it, and it would give you 

 many advantages very eflential to your fport ; — 

 fuch, as when they have to wait under a cover 

 lidc ; when they run riot ; when they change 

 fcents ; when a Angle hound is on before ; and 

 w^hen a fox is headed back into a cover. Hounds 

 that are not under good command fubje6l you to 

 many inconveniencies ; and you may, at times, 

 be obliged to go out of your way, or be made ta 

 draw a cover againfl your will. A famous pack 

 of hounds in my neighbourhood, I mean the late 



Lord C n*s, had no fault but what had its rife 



from bad management ; nor is it poffible to do 

 any thing with a pack of fox-hounds unlefs they 

 be obedient : they fhould both love and fear the 

 huntfman ; they fhould fear him much, yet they 

 fhould love him more. Without doubt hounds 

 would do more for the huntfman if they loved 

 him better. Dogs that are conflantly with their 



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