QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 197 



When I am hunting he will hunt on ahead of 

 me and then stop and wait for me to come up. 

 And I have to cheer him on again. How can I 

 break him of it? 



(2) I would hardly call this a habit : 



He will not bark when chasing or trailing an 

 animal or game, and seldom barks when animal 

 is treed. 



I think he is a mixture of pointer and fox ter 

 rier. He is a fine hunter and rat dog, and points 

 birds and quail sometimes. What shall I do? 



EDGAR LEWIS. 



Ans. The two habits you mention are char 

 acteristic of a dog of this kind. You cannot ex 

 pect a mixed breed to specialise as well as a thor 

 oughbred. 



The pointer in him evidently makes him mute 

 on game. This is a matter of instinct and inherit 

 ance. 



Eegarding the other fault, we would not try 

 to break him of it. You do not want a dog of 

 this kind too far ahead of you, and you cannot 

 expect him to work up birdy country the same 

 as a thoroughbred. You had best keep him a good 

 deal in your company. 



