not
being so extensively cultivated with us as to be haunted in general by
game. Similarly, when he mentions breaking spaniels to gorse, we may
substitute hollies, black-brush, cat-briers, and any other thorny covert
common in any section of the country; but, in fact, no especial breaking
is needed with us, as we have no brake which exactly compares with furze.
H.W.H.

INDEX.

A.

Abscess, about the tail, 283, 284.
treatment of, 284
in the flap of the ear, 427.
treatment of, ib.

Accomplishments or Refinements--
distinguishing dog whistles, 629.
dog to back the gun, 630.
to head running birds, 635.
to hunt without gun, 633.
to retreat and resume point, 632.
regular retrievers to beat, 644.
setter to retrieve, 638.
water retriever to fetch cripples, 645.

Action of physic on dogs, 107.

Acute purgation, 263.
treatment of, 264.
rheumatism, 274.
treatment of, 276.

Administration of medicine, 106.

Advice to practitioners, 80.

Affection an incentive, 565.

After-discharge, 394.

Age for education, 470, 495, 527.

Aids to promote labor, 376.

Assistance, when to be afforded during pupping, 360.

Asthma, 218.
treatment of, 220.

Attention, necessary, for the sucking bitch, 400.
necessary, to the teeth of the dog, 183.

Author's cause of writing, 653.

Avoid having a battle with a dog, 82.

Axioms, 576, 618.

B.

Back, turned brings dog away, 557.

Backing, how taught, 614, 615.
initiatory lesson in, 488.
the gun, 630.

Battle, avoid having one with a dog, 82.

Beagles, 21.

Beat, a range, taught, 527, 529, 538, 541, 544.
bad, hard to cure, 581.

Beat, good, difficult but invaluable, 548
Herbert's opinion, 560.
without gun, 633.
of five or six dogs, 562.
of four dogs, 561.
of three dogs, 560.
of two dogs, 558.
taught following dog, 549.

Beef-tea, how to make, 97.

Beckon, why useful signal, 482.
and "Heel" differ, 485.

Bitch, in use, 24.
in pup, 26.

Bells put on dogs, 496.

Best dogs err, concise hints, 623.

Bird, dead, loss of discourages dog, 592
dead, seized and torn by dog, 597.
shot on ground steadies dog, 610.
shot, search for, 570, 589, 591, 593, 597, 641.
shot, signal heel, 573.
winged, shoot on ground, 591.

Birds, lie well, dog winding th