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it follow that all the puppies from those that are 

 not gunshy will be like their parents in that respect. 

 I have in mind now the product of two bitches, one 

 gunshy and one not ; the former never raised a gun- 

 shy puppy (and her puppies have been used in the 

 field) ; the latter produced both, and that from the 

 same dog, yet the gunshy dog was a thorough work- 

 man. As a breeder remarked to me the other day, 

 'Everything depends on getting your puppies into 

 good hands.' If one has a reputation to make it is 

 better to dispose of the young stock to a practical 

 field man for a less amount than to the uninitiated 

 for a higher price, for the practical man will cer- 

 tainly give the pup the necessary chance. Such 

 a one wrote me only a few days ago, asking at the 

 same time after the welfare of a pup of his breed- 

 ing; this same man at one time owned Fitzhugh 

 Lee, showing that practical men do use show 

 beagles. 



"Your correspondent tells us that he has a bea- 

 gle and that he thinks it will make a good hound; 

 if he has now a 'sure enough' beagle I hope it turns 

 out well, and if he handles it gently and gives it a 

 good chance, there is a strong probability that he 

 will have a highly satisfactory hound. If he thinks 

 it as good as someone else's, there are three or four 

 annual field trials for beagles provided for the pur- 



