Hunting Dogs

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Hunting Dogs by Oliver Hartley.

Contents

• Hunting Dogs5
• CONTENTS. PART I — HUNTING DOGS.5
• PART II — BREEDING AND CARE OF DOGS.6
• PART III — DOG LORE.7
• PART IV — THE HUNTING DOG FAMILY.7
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.8
• INTRODUCTION.14
• HUNTING DOGS.16
• CHAPTER I. NIGHT HUNTING.16
• CHAPTER II. THE NIGHT HUNTING DOG — HIS ANCESTRY.25
• CHAPTER III. TRAINING THE HUNTING DOG.28
• CHAPTER IV. TRAINING THE COON DOG.34
• CHAPTER V. TRAINING FOR SKUNK, OPOSSUM AND MINK.40
• CHAPTER VI. WOLF AND COYOTE HUNTING.44
• CHAPTER VII. TRAINING — FOR SQUIRRELS AND RABBITS.49
• CHAPTER VIII. TRAINING THE DEER HOUND.53
• CHAPTER IX. TRAINING — SPECIFIC THINGS TO TEACH.59
• CHAPTER X. TRAINING — RANDOM SUGGESTIONS FROM MANY SOURCES.65
• PART II.69
• BREEDING AND CARE OF DOGS.69
• CHAPTER XI. SELECTING THE DOG.69
• CHAPTER XII. CARE AND BREEDING.74
• CHAPTER XIII. BREEDING.79
• CHAPTER XIV — BREEDING (Continued). Crossing for Coon Dogs.84
• CHAPTER XV. PECULIARITIES OF DOGS AND PRACTICAL HINTS.88
• CHAPTER XVI. AILMENTS OF THE DOG.91
• PART III.97
• DOG LORE.97
• CHAPTER XVII. STILL TRAILERS VS. TONGUERS. MUSIC.97
• CHAPTER XVIII. THE DOG ON THE TRAP LINE.104
• CHAPTER XIX. SLEDGE DOGS OF THE NORTH.109
• PART IV.118
• THE HUNTING DOG FAMILY.118
• CHAPTER XX. AMERICAN FOX HOUNDS.118
• CHAPTER XXI. THE BEAGLE DACHSHUND AND BASSET HOUNDS.125
• CHAPTER XXII. POINTERS AND SETTERS. — SPANIELS.130
• CHAPTER XXIII. TERRIERS — AIREDALES.133
• CHAPTER XXIV. SCOTCH COLLIES. HOUSE AND WATCH DOGS.136
• CHAPTER XXV. A FARMER HUNTER — HIS VIEWS.141
• CHAPTER XXVI. DESCRIPTIVE TABLE OF TECHNICAL TERMS AS APPLIED TO THE DOG.148
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE156

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