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tain the point. This is not always an easy task to 
accomplish. While the act of pointing is commonly 
considered as a marvelous exhibition of the dog’s scent- 
ing powers, it really is not any more so than is any 
other organic function. 
Drawing and roading are terms used to denote the 
manner in which a dog approaches the birds by means 
of their scent. 
Drawing has reference to the approach by the body 
scent. The dog, when drawing, carries his nose well 
up above the ground, and, if he performs in the best 
manner, goes to the birds with quickness and precision. 
The dog which follows the birds by roading may 
do so with reasonable quickness and accuracy, or with 
such awkwardness, slowness and inefficiency that he 
is next to worthless. 
In respect to locating the birds, all that the trainer 
can do to assist is to afford the dog proper opportuni- 
ties for practice. Each dog selects his own methods, 
and arbitrary methods cannot be forced on him. 
There is a vast difference in the functional powers 
of dogs’ noses and intelligence, therefore all dogs can- 
not work up to the same standard. 
Drawing is far away the best method of locating 
birds, although in certain conditions of weather, when 
the scent lies low, the dog which carries a high nose 
on the trail encounters a difficult problem. But, un- 
der favorable conditions, when he strikes a trail he 
may follow it at top speed and locate the birds with 
marvelous quickness and sharpness. Such a performer 
