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upon your judgment, to manage him. It may 

 not be improper to note, that this sting should 

 be given, in a state of guarded security at Down, 

 by a few first strokes from the whip, which are 

 to be gradually softened off, until it falls, as 

 before, with un wounding and most admitted 

 gentleness; recalling to him, as he lies, the sense 

 of your forbearance, and instructing him to look 

 to you with the fulness of unabused confi- 

 dence ; of which confidence he will presently 

 make a transfer to himself, in the sum of an 

 invigorated action and emboldened conduct. 

 Of necessity, there is a great deal of trouble 

 and of time lost, in thus working up a tender 

 temper into a due consistency of conduct ; and 

 it seldom repays the toil bestowed in the 

 attempt. I have already premised that, in the 

 idea of establishing a kennel, I would have 

 nothing to do with such a subject : but a man 

 can not always pick and choose his materials; 

 and, as in your case, he may be compelled, by 

 means such as I have therefore endeavoured 

 to indicate, to make the most of such as he 

 can get. 



It is astonishing how much an undreading 

 familiarity with discipline will increase, nay 

 create, action. A dog of truly hardened cou- 

 rage (I make use of this expression, because 



