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natural to the dog to chase hare, or deer, as fox. It 

 is tuition only, that induces him to adhere to any- 

 particular sort of game ; and if a puppy at his walk 

 is exposed to the chance of being hallooed to chase 

 all sorts of things, how can we reconcile it to justice, 

 common sense, or, at least, common humanity, to 

 half cut him to pieces afterwards, to prevent his 

 doing what we have been, at all events, the passive 

 agents in teaching him to do ? This is often a great 

 drawback on whatever other advantages may arise 

 from sending puppies out to walk, which, for the 

 information of those quite uninitiated in hunting mat- 

 ters, I state to be sending them to farmers, inns, and 

 trades-persons, to be kept till old enough to return 

 to kennel to be entered with the pack of hunting- 

 hounds. Few men ought to have greater command 

 of temper than a first whip ; and it is one of the prin- 

 cipal particulars about him, that I should enquire into 

 in engaging one. He is subject to much provocation 

 from refractory hounds, and the discipline and 

 obedience of the pack rests greatly with him. The 

 huntsman has to shew his abilities in huntingr them 



