THE SETTER AND POINTER. I J I 



THE SETTER AND POINTER. 



A NEW WAY OF TRAINING THEM. 



MY experience in dog-training is not extensive ; 

 for although I always loved a well-trained bird- 

 dog, I never fancied the work of training one. I 

 believe, nevertheless, that in order to secure the best 

 and most trustworthy work in the field, the hunter 

 should train his own dog. 



The modus operandi I would suggest is as follows : 

 Take a young dog of good breed, setter or pointer (I 

 prefer the former), when about six months old. Have 

 him kept in a safe place, where no one will handle or 

 feed him but yourself, and feed him by hand as far as 

 possible. A warm shed, wagon-house or barn is a 

 good place : these dogs are always fond of a horse. 



The first lesson with the dog should be to teach him 

 obedience, and to " down " at the word. Some use 

 the word " charge " \ I dislike it. It is not a natural 

 word ; neither is it so easily spoken, nor so full in sound, 



