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promptly, without pottering and frittering away 
time, is the one that will attract attention, for there 
is nothing like first impressions. Those who imagine 
that a dog can be taken out of his kennel, brought 
to the trials and put into competition with equal 
chances against others that have been given these 
preliminary training and precautionary lessons will 
find how greatly they are mistaken; for it often 
occurs that the new puppy, though good on his home 
grounds, will not be over his nervousness, that he 
naturally acquires under these altered conditions, 
perhaps for several days; and, it is not logical to 
expect the best out of him in a public performance 
under such a handicap. 
The budding trainer of field trial beagles will 
learn something at every trial he attends and among 
other things, he will note that speed in a field trial 
beagle is an important factor. He will also learn 
that there is a way for bringing out all of this latent 
speed bv judicious training. As I stated earlier in 
the chapter, the puppy should be worked with a 
dog slower than himself at first. After he has be¬ 
come accustomed to leading this dog, endeavor to 
secure a brace-mate for him that is a little faster. 
Perhaps your brother trainer, with whom you have 
been working out, may be able to assist you. As a 
matter of fact, two owners can have quite a bit of 
satisfaction, along with good results, by working 
out together. When your puppy once gets the habit 
of leading and cutting out the work, he is not going 
to let himself be beaten very easily. Naturally, the 
trainer must guard against making rattle-headed 
racers out of his dogs, by endeavoring to produce 
