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and be looking for orders.' I can not follow his 

 reasoning, and my experience does not justify this 

 theory. Many a time Jip ran a fox or hare twelve 

 or fifteen hours; he never was 'tired hunting' and 

 never 'was looking for orders,' but if I gave the 

 orders he obeyed. The comparative value of differ- 

 ent methods of training can only be learned by 

 matching dogs trained in different ways against 

 each other. I hope 'Brockton' will go to the next 

 N. B. C. field trials with two or three of his best 

 dogs. He will have a hearty welcome, fair play and 

 a good time, and may the best dog win. To those 

 who have had Httle or no experience in training 

 beagles, let me offer one word of advice — don't 

 whip a young dog under any circumstances, and 

 don't be easily discouraged. While it is true that 

 some beagles will hunt when six months old, or 

 even younger, yet there are many which will not 

 run until they are fully developed. I remember a 

 dog which finally became one of the best hunters I 

 ever saw, which would not hunt or even notice a 

 rabbit until he was almost two years old. This last 

 winter I had in my pack a couple of pups from 

 splendid hunting stock. I took them out week 

 after week, and the only thing they hunted for was 

 a sunny spot and a bed of dry leaves; they took 

 absolutely no interest in the hunt and I was dis- 



