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to one that has felt it. If any are very unsteady, It 

 will not be amiss to send them out by themselves, 

 when the men go out to exercise their horses. If 

 hares are plentiful in the neighbourhood, let some be 

 found sitting, and turned out before them, and you 

 will soon find that the most riotous will not run after 

 them. If they are to be made steady from deer, they 

 should see them often, and they will not regard them. 

 Flogging hounds frequently in kennel is a practice 

 with many huntsmen, but which ought on no account 

 to be permitted ; it is unreasonable, unjust, and cruel. 

 Hounds that are old offenders, that are very riotous, 

 and at the same time very cunning, may be difficult to 

 catch — such hounds may be excepted — they deserve 

 punishment, whenever it happens, and huntsmen of 

 course should not fail to give it them when they can. 

 This we will allow is a particular case, and necessity 

 may excuse it ; but let not the peace and quiet of the 

 kennel be often thus disturbed. When hounds offend, 

 punish them — when caught in the act, then let them 

 suffer — and if severity be exercised, let it be just. 



TRAINING OF POINTERS AND SETTERS. 



One of the earliest lessons which a dog should be 

 taught is obedience ; this can be accomplished by 

 walking him out near home, and when he ranges to 

 too great a distance he must be called back, using the 

 words here, or come in. To teach him to go behind, 

 the words back or behind, should be used. 



At this period it will be proper to accustom the dog 

 to be tied up in a stable, but not for too long a time 

 at the outset, as a dog's growth is apt to be cramped 

 by confining him too much at an early age. Where 

 the situation is favourable, dogs under twelve months 



