34 Forty Years Beagling 



and by a little searching you have found the hole. 

 Try to get your pupp}^ to dig it if you can, if not, 

 tie him near and put in the ferret. As soon as you 

 ferret is in untie your puppy and hold him facing 

 the hole. In a minute out comes the rabbit almost 

 in your face — unloose your dog as soon as bunny 

 appears and you will see a lively chase until cover 

 is reached. Now as soon as your ferret appears, 

 catch him, slip him in your pocket and follow your 

 dog. A few such experiences as these will teach 

 your dog to stay at the hole, and by patting him 

 on the flanks and egging him on you can usually 

 get him to barking. Yom- dog is now well trained, 

 and having got him perfected so far, you can add 

 such little points as your style of hunting may sug- 

 gest or necessitate. Several things you should 

 bear in mind, i.e., that a dog to do good work alone 

 must be the superior of a good pack dog, inasmuch 

 as he must combine in one dog all the good qualities 

 that are perhaps divided among several members 

 of the pack, also that you should never allow a dog 

 to get in the habit of thinking that perhaps you 

 want him and perhaps you don't, therefore don't 

 try to call a beagle, a hundred yards away off a 

 hot scent, as the chances are very hkely he will not 

 come, and you have lost just so much control over 

 him every time you allow him to disobey you; in 



