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individuals during the last twenty years (and 
carefully noted their improvement, especially in 
recent years), I may be deemed to form an 
opinion. A great mistake has been to select 
the largest and heaviest boned animals for wild¬ 
fowling, thinking their physique would better 
meet the occasions of rough work and hard¬ 
ships. Had these animals represented a very 
big breed, a purpose might have been served, 
but what was actually produced or selected for 
work was the large, abnormally heavy creatures, 
which soon tired and gave in. This has not only 
been evidenced in wildfowling, but in ordinary 
field and covert shooting, until now it is com¬ 
monly advocated to produce a medium-sized re¬ 
triever. A medium retriever can be a fair size 
and strong, and there is no need for anything 
more. Of such animals I have owned several, 
and as an instance of remarkable endurance I 
cite the retrieving of 28 curlews from a running 
tide in one hour by an animal weighing only 
55 pounds, and this was done after a hard day 
among rushes, duck-shooting. I have never 
seen a heavy—i. e., big-boned—retriever stand 
through a hard, rough day to a finish; besides, 
they are invariably slow. 
The question of crossing the Labrador with 
the flat-coat is one which has been given some 
attention, the idea being to secure the strong 
constitution of the former. The practice, un¬ 
fortunately, is to be deprecated, due mainly to 
the puppies of the first generation not only be¬ 
ing weaker than either breed but very much 
more liable to go down with distemper.—Shoot¬ 
ing Times. 
County Blood Hounds. 
Every county should keep a pack of trained 
blood hounds on hand at all times. Railroad 
companies have learned how invaluable these 
animals are, in hunting down thieves, and every 
railroad in the country has braces of man-hunt¬ 
ers strewn along its lines. These packs often 
are borrowed by local sheriffs for the apprehen¬ 
sion of criminals escaping from county jails as 
well as for getting the scent of crime com¬ 
mitters in towns along the railways. Had a 
pack of blood hounds been convenient in a New 
Jersey town, where murder was committed a 
few days ago, the trail of the murderer could 
have been taken up before hundreds of people 
tramped the scent past picking by even the nose 
of so keen an animal as the blood hound, and 
by this time, possibly the dastard would be on 
the inside looking out. 
Good blood hounds are not inexpensive, but 
they are invaluable. 
How to Dock a Puppy. 
Don’t try the fallacious, but well advertised 
scheme of using the teeth—scissors, sharp 
scissors, are better. When the pup is from five 
to ten days old is the proper time. Pull the 
skin from the tip toward the rump, so that when 
the incision is made there will be enough skin 
to cover the wound. Make a quick cut, which 
will not be difficult, as the flesh is tender, care 
being taken that the cut is made between joints. 
Keep the pup separate from the rest of the kennel. 
Bathing the wound for fifteen minutes with 
cold water will be helpful, though not absolutely 
necessary. This is an easy operation and does 
not call for the services of a veterinarian. 
HITTING vs. MISSING 
By S. T. Hammond (“Shadow”). 
Cloth. Price, $1.00. 
Mr. Hammond enjoys among- his field companions the 
repute of being an unusually good shot, and one who is 
particularly successful in that most difficult branch of 
upland shooting, the pursuit of the ruffed grouse, or 
partridge. This prompted the suggestion that he should 
write down for others an exposition of the methods by 
which his skill was acquired. The result is this orig¬ 
inal manual of “Hitting vs. Missing.” We term it 
original, because, as the chapters will show, the author 
was self-taught; the expedients and devices adopted and 
the forms of practice followed wers his own. This then 
may be termed the Hammond system of shooting; and 
as it was successful in his own experience, being here 
set forth simply and intelligently, it will prove not less 
effective with others. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY 
Man and Dog 
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business you don’t go out and take any man 
who advertises—you select a man properly 
equipped or intelligent enough to learn to 
fill the position for which you desire him. 
The same rules should be applied in buy¬ 
ing a dog. A bird dog seldom fills the bill 
as watch dog. You can’t make a child’s 
nurse of a Spitz dog. You don’t run rab¬ 
bits with a mastiff. You wouldn’t drive 
sheep with a toy Pommeranian, nor can you 
hunt quail with a fox-terrier. Yet, every 
one of these animals is invaluable for a 
specific purpose, and it’s our idea to tell you 
just what dog you need, provided you will 
tell for what you want to employ it. And, 
we will tell you where to buy it. Our 
kennel editor has had years of experience 
in breeding and selecting dogs, and his ser¬ 
vices are yours for the asking. 
There are hundreds of “Dog exchanges” 
that are exactly what the name implies— 
they take any kind of a dog and exchange 
it for your money. They don't breed, they 
buy low and sell high. There are many un¬ 
reliable dog breeders. They promise things 
they can't deliver. We want to keep 
Forest and Stream readers in the chan¬ 
nel with the honest, reliable breeder, and 
will gladly do so if you will ask our advice. 
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