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safe from attack, and where the stream runs deep 

 and swift in front of him. A hound attacking in 

 such a position is at a great disadvantage, and even 

 if not mortally wounded is pretty certain to be sharply 

 hurt. The writer remembers a very fine deer-hound 

 being slipped at a wounded stag late one evening in 

 October ; both were soon lost to sight in the twilight, 

 and though sought for patiently, and till a late hour 

 that night, and all the day following:, and for many a 

 day after, neither dog nor stag were ever heard of 

 more, and this though a large reward was offered for 

 the dog dead or alive. Probably pursued and pursuer 

 rolled together over some precipice and were dashed to 

 pieces by the fall, and the foxes, eagles, and ravens soon 

 picked their bones. 



The collie, though not such a taking-looking dog as 

 the deer-hound, is usually quite as clever, and has the 

 great advantage of being more under control. I have 

 stalked with two collies so perfectly under command 

 that no leash was required their master could put 

 them down at any period of a stalk by a move of his 

 hand, and there they would lie, no matter what went 

 on in front, till they were signalled to rejoin the party ; 

 so well in hand were they, that one could be shown a 

 wounded deer, both seeing it, and only one sent after 

 it, the other dog lying motionless and watching the 

 chase ; but whichever was sent was wonderfully quick 

 and sure, and held the bay in a beautiful manner. If 

 by any chance the deer outwitted the first dcg, then 

 the second one was sent off, and rarely unsuccessfully. 



Many gentlemen like to see their dogs pull down a 



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