QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 193 



the snipe, ducks and jack-rabbits I want myself 

 without the aid of a dog. If I could just get him 

 to point them alone I would be satisfied. He has 

 one good trait: when he flushes a prairie chicken 

 or a covey of them he runs up to them easy and 

 directly they take the air he stands stock still and 

 does not attempt to chase them. But he has the 

 bad fault of ranging around wherever he likes, 

 and being on the open prairie he runs about pretty 

 well as much as he likes and where he likes. I 

 think that with a collar and chain on I could teach 

 him to keep close to me and not range anywhere 

 from 5 to 500 yards away from me. I would ap 

 preciate any information on this matter you could 

 possibly give me. P. DEDOSSEB. 



Ans. You never could teach the collie to find 

 and point birds, for he has not the nose nor the 

 hunting instincts. Better get a setter pup and 

 keep him at the farmer's. He would be glad to do 

 so free for the sake of having a good bird-dog to 

 use. 



SETTER OR SPANIEL? 



I am considering the purchase of a pup in either 

 a field spaniel or setter, as there are many quail 

 on the farms near my home, partridge in the wood 

 lands and occasionally a few ducks stop in the 



