3 i6 BEEAKING AND ENTERING. 



hunting the animal he is slipped at, but when " at bay " he is soon 

 encouraged by example to go in and afford his help, and this is 

 the time when a second deerhound is chiefly wanted. 



THE ENTERING OF FOXHOUNDS AND HARRIERS. 



The first thing to be done with hound puppies, when they come 

 into kennel, is to get them used to their new masters and to their 

 names, which ought to have been given them " at walk." For some 

 little time the puppy often refuses to be reconciled to its confine- 

 ment in his new home, and sulks by himself in a corner, refusing 

 to eat and to follow his feeder or huntsman. This, however, soon 

 goes off; but till it does there is no use in attempting to do any- 

 thing with the dog. When the puppies are quite at home they 

 may be taken out by the feeder, at first in couples, and then by 

 degrees removing these and allowing them to run free. For some 

 time it will be prudent to take only six or seven couples at a time, 

 as when any " riot " makes its appearance there is enough to do 

 even with this number, and more would be quite unmanageable. 

 Indeed, the huntsman will do well to take out only a couple or two 

 at a time into the paddock with him, till they are thoroughly ac- 

 customed to his voice, and have found out that he must be obeyed, 

 As soon as they are tractable on the road they may be walked 

 among sheep and deer, where they should at first all be in couples, 

 and then only one or two should be loosed at a time ; but before 

 long the whole pack should be accustomed to resist the temptation, 

 till which time they are unfit to be entered. It is also highly 

 necessary that foxhounds should in the same way be broken from 

 hare and rabbit ; but too much must not be attempted with them 

 until they are entered to fox, as their spirit and dash would be 



