. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . hounds that began to be workers from thefirst day they were out, taking their owninitiative, and even once or twice puttingthe pack right when at fault. You may bevery certain a huntsman never forgets suchincidents, and that he keeps a tender spotin his heart for that puppy, and will tellyou with much pride He was born to took a line as true as steel on his firstday. It is wonderful how steady a pack can beo
. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . hounds that began to be workers from thefirst day they were out, taking their owninitiative, and even once or twice puttingthe pack right when at fault. You may bevery certain a huntsman never forgets suchincidents, and that he keeps a tender spotin his heart for that puppy, and will tellyou with much pride He was born to took a line as true as steel on his firstday. It is wonderful how steady a pack can beon the opening early morning. What mustit feel like to them to be allowed to go, afterfour or five months inactivity ? But inac-tivitv only in respect to hunting, for theywill have been at exercise with horses alongby-roads soon after sunrise for many weekspast, getting their feet hard and themselvesgenerally fit for the dawning of that gloriousautumn morning, with the air laden withsweet scents. It is better to get a hare walked up ifpossible, because they sit too close at thistime of the year, and are so liable to bechopped. Let her get well ahead before you THE HARRIER. 225. LADY GIFFORD! begin to draw, then take your hounds intothe field, and let them draw up to her will soon get on her line, and work upto the form, and then take up the scent againbeyond it and settle down to it well overthe fallow or seed field, or whatever it maybe where you found. and unless vouhappen to behunting anold hare thatk no w s thebusiness well,she will notstand up verylong before av igorous,eager lot ofkeen workersso early inthe season ;but you willhave bloodedthe puppies,and by thetime your season opens, say by the middleor end of October, both hounds and hareswill be fit to go. At this time of year the usual difficultyarises with covert owners. Messages comefrom anxious keepers to say such and sucha covert has not been shot, or, another is to be shot next week, and if yourcountry li
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