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or shot unnecessary Its benefits overrated Its disadvantages- 

 Proper juncture to teach How taught Advantages of thorough 

 preliminary training Dropping to point, taught unintentionally 

 Care necessary to avoid teaching it Sulky and obstinate dogs- 

 Dropping to points from fatigue Judgment in selecting opportu- 

 nities 227 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Turning to whistle The dog's powers of observation Different notes 

 for different turns Self-willed dogs Force sometimes necessary- 

 How applied Long-continued lessons necessary 231 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Brace work Formal brace work unpopular Good dogs not always good 

 brace workers Equal speed and range desirable Importance of 

 independent work Supplementary work Thorough training, a 

 necessity Imperfect perception of sounds Each dog should obey 

 independently The correct discipline in brace work Discipline in 

 retrieving Using the dog's name as a command Refinement in 

 training Observing formalities 233 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Shyness Different kinds Hereditary shyness a fallacy Often due to 

 carelessness or punishment Nervousness Bad methods Incur- 

 able gun shyness Changed surroundings sometimes beneficial 

 Different methods with different dogs Traits caused by gun shy- 

 nessIll effects of punishment Care necessary to avoid blinking 

 Degrees of gun shyness Methods sf cure Running away Train- 

 ers prefer untrained dogs Blinking combined with gun shyness 

 Blinking from nervousness Abandonment of points Difficulty of 

 curing blinking Difficulty of detecting it How cured Benefits of 

 chasing Changing handlers Prevention Peculiarities of bolting 

 Slight causes often produce it Uselessness of chasing a runaway 

 Different devices to capture Breaking of the habit Whipping 

 erroneous Running down with a horse One lesson generally suffi- 

 cient Precautionary measures 236 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Unsteadiness Natural effort of the dog to capture Unsteadiness easily 

 cured Not always expedient in training Gradual correction Break- 



