PUPPY-WALKING AND THE HOUND-SHOW. 257 



will get accustomed to having the hound he knows about 

 him, and so will not be alarmed at, and so likely to kick, 

 hounds when in the field. For this reason, if for this reason 

 alone, every hunting man ought to walk a puppy wherever 

 he has the convenience. 



When the young foxhound gets past the milk stage, he 

 generally feeds well on the scraps which are so plentiful 

 about a farmhouse. Care, however, should be taken that he 

 is not fed too heavily, and that he does not get too much 

 flesh. Raw flesh is to be avoided under all circumstances, 

 and a little boiled cabbage mixed up in his food will be 

 found to keep his blood in order, and prevent outbreaks of 

 mange, eczema, and other skin diseases. If ever oatmeal is 

 given, it should be given in very small quantities. 



One thing that is necessary to the successful rearing of 

 the young foxhound is exercise. He should on no account 

 be kept fastened up, or all the trouble that has been taken 

 will be of no avail. It is also a sine qua noii that he should 

 never be allowed to go about with the sheep-dog, who will 

 soon teach him to chase sheep, and with a foxhound to 

 chase sheep means, sooner or later, to kill them. But it is 

 an excellent plan to walk out amongst the sheep with the 

 foxhound puppy as a companion : he will get used to them, 

 and will soon come to take no notice oi them. 



It is in the nature of puppies to be mischievous, but 

 they are easily managed by a little firmness. It is better 

 never to have a puppy at all than to hammer him with a 

 broomstick as I have seen a puppy hammered, for the very 

 venial offence of running away with a dishcloth which a 

 careless servant had left within his reach. If ever a puppy 

 should take to running sheep, or to any other mischief which 

 becomes too troublesome, he should be sent in at once. The 

 necessary discipline to bring him to his senses is better 

 administered by a man who understands the breaking and 



