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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Sportsman by Xenophon: surcingles,[1] and the collar should be broad and soft so as not to
rub the dog's coat; the leash should have a noose for the hand,[2] and
nothing else. The plan of making collar and leash all in one is a
clumsy contrivance for keeping a hound in check.[3] The surcingle
should be broad in the thongs so as not to gall the hound's flanks,
and with spurs stitched on to the leather, to preserve the purity of
the breed.[4]
[1] {stelmoniai}, al. {telamonias}, broad belts or girths, corselets.
Pollux, v. 55.
[2] Pollux, v. 56.
[3] Lit. "since those who make the collar out of the leash do not keep
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