y(^' THOUGHTS UPON HUNTINGc' 



r<\ in the kennel, he halloos to them to stop them. He 

 Mien goes in among them, and flogs every hound he can 

 come near. How much more reasonable, as well as more 

 efficacious, would it be, were he to see which were the com- 

 batants, before he speaks to them ? Punishment would 

 then fall, as it ought, on the guilty only. In all packs there 

 are some hounds more quarrelsome than the rest ; and it is 

 to them we owe all the mischief that is done. If you find 

 that chastisement cannot quiet them, it may be prudent to 

 break their holders ; for since they are not necessary to 

 them for the meat they have to eat, they are not likely to' 

 serve them in any good purpose. 



Young hounds ought to be fed twice a day, as they sel- 

 dom take kindly at first to the kennel meat, and the dis- 

 temper is most apt to seize them at this time. — It is better 

 not to round them till they are thoroughly settled; nor 

 should it be put off till the hot weather, for then they 

 would bleed too much*. If any of the dogs be thin over 



* It may be better, perhaps, to round them at their quarters, when 

 about six months old ; should it be done sooner, it would make their ear;* 

 tuck up. The tailing of them is usually done before they are put out ^ 



