170 MODERN TRAINING. 



his point and flush as he hears him walk up. This trait 

 should not be aggravated, or cultivated, by working the 

 dog possessing it, with a dog which is also excessively jeal- 

 ous, or has irritating faults, such as failure to back, stealing 

 points, breaking shot, etc. 



The dog should be so treated that when his handler is 

 ready to go afield, he shows unlimited delight and eagerness 

 to join. If he shows fear, there is something decidedly 

 wrong in the training. 



The sportsman who can spare but two or three days, or 

 weeks, each year for shooting, makes a serious mistake if he 

 takes a green dog along with the expectation of doing some 

 training and shooting, although the mistake is not infrequent. 

 In the greater number of instances the trip is a disappoint- 

 ment so far as shooting is concerned, and from attempting 

 to make a puppy do in one day what he required a month 

 to learn, the training is almost uniformly a failure. Shoot- 

 jng and training cannot be done at the same time consist- 

 ently with the pleasure of the shooter and the development 

 of the puppy; much more is it impossible when the shooter 

 may not know even the elementary principles of training. 



