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It has often appeared to me a good 

 plan to have them fed sparingly, and a 

 dose of physic given them a short time pre- 

 vious to their being sent home to the kennel ; 

 but it is most commonly quite the reverse, 

 for every one is anxious to send his puppy 

 from his walk home fat, in order that he may 

 excel his neighbours. So much for the dis- 

 temper ; which, certainly, next to a kennel 

 lameness, is about the greatest misfortune 

 that can befall a master of hounds. 



With regard to the use of Terriers in the 

 field; — they are no doubt sometimes of 

 service, particularly when Foxes use drains, 

 but if they are not perfectly steady, they 

 will do a great deal of mischief. They 

 should invariably be entered with the young 

 hounds, and always be kept in the kennel. 

 As a matter of curiosity, I here give you an 

 instance or two of the extraordinary length 

 of time terriers will exist without food ; one 

 occurred the other day. I was staying at a 



