26 Forty Years Beagling 



25th, 1891, issue of Forest and Stream with his say, 

 which follows on the training question: "What is 

 a perfectly trained beagle? Is he a dog that is 

 under control, or is he a dog that disappears as soon 

 as he enters the woods, and roams at his own sweet 

 will here, there and everywhere? In my opinion, 

 the perfect hunting beagle should follow at heel 

 till ordered on ; he should hunt the thicket or swamp 

 into which he is sent, and should come to his mas- 

 ter's call at once unless on a hot track. One of the 

 first beagles I ever owned I taught to 'come in,' 

 'charge,' and 'heel.' The little fellow obeyed well, 

 and it is fact that I never owned or hunted with a 

 beagle that gave as much sport as he did. If I saw 

 a rabbit, Jip would come to my call ; if I wished to 

 change my hunting ground, he would follow at 

 heel; and many times I have made him charge, 

 while I crawled down to a grass hole for a shot at 

 black ducks. He was under good control unless 

 he had a hot track, and then neither threats nor 

 entreaties could make him leave it until the rabbit 

 was started and holed. 



" 'Brockton,' in your issue of June 4th [1891], in 

 speaking of such a beagle as I described, says, 

 'They would be useless, inasmuch as they are not 

 built for long runs, and they would be so much 

 under control that they would get tired hunting 



