CONTENTS. 



MSDERN TRAINING AND HANDLING. 



CHAPTER I. 



The setter and pointer General appreciation False sentiments relat- 

 ing to field sports The dog commonly misunderstood The Gor- 

 don setter Degeneracy Undesirable type Few specimens No 

 public performances Unimportance of the breed The Irish setter 

 Uniformity of type Symmetry Field merit Champion Elcho, 

 Jr. The English setter Public estimation of superiority Irregular 

 breeding Beauty of form Marchioness Peg Champion Paul Glad- 

 stone Pegjim Roderigo Color The pointer Improvement 

 Champion Robert le Diable The origin of the setter Matter of 

 speculation "Setting spaniel" Popular errors No evidence of 

 spaniel origin Arguments against it Characteristics of setter and 

 pointer The pointing instinct Popular fallacies Relative qualities 

 Prejudices Staleness Retrieving " Inherited training" Con- 

 stitution and breeding Will power Weight and size Strength 

 and endurance Objections to heavy dogs Objections to light dogs 

 Conformation Habits The timid dog The obstinate The- 

 rattle-headed The vicious The sulky The cunning The en- 

 thusiastic Modes of treating each Knowledge of character.. . . 21 



CHAPTER II. 



Nomenclature The paucity of field nomenclature Its inconvenience- 

 Absence of terms Feathering Breaking Training Handling. 55 



CHAPTER III. 



The amateur trainer Faults of amateurs Irregular temper; its ill 

 effects Necessity of studying dispositions Irregular effort and 

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