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operation is painless. Let one person hold the puppy's tail 

 on a block of wood, while another, with a sharp chisel and 

 mallet, removes just half of the tail. 



All well-bred Cockers are natural hunters and retriev- 

 ers, and their senses of sight and smell are more acute than 

 those of either the Setter or Pointer. Captain McMurdo told 

 me that when breaking Setters and Pointers he always 

 had his little Cocker bitch at heel, and he could tell by her 

 actions when near game, although the Setters and Pointers, 

 ranging ahead, would give no notice of it. When a Cocker 

 is under control, he is trained. He should be taught to 



COCKER SPANIEL CHAMPION MIKE.* 

 Owned by Mr. Charles M. Nelles, Brant Cocker Kennels, Brantford, Ontario, Canada. 



stop instantly and to come in promptly. He will always 

 work his ground thoroughly, but must not range out of 

 gunshot, because he flushes his game, and if this be done 

 too far from the gun, you lose your chance for a shot. 



I do not train my dogs to drop to shot or wing, but 



* Champion Mike (A.. r K. C. S. B. 7321) was whelped June, 1884, by 

 Champion Frank, out of Nellie. His winnings are: First, St. Paul, Minn., 

 1887; first, Milwaukee, Wis., 1887; second, Utica, N. Y., 1888; first, Phila- 

 delphia, Penn., 1888; special, Philadelphia, Penn., 1888; first, St. Paul, Minn., 

 1888; championship, Baltimore, Md., 1888; championship, Chicago, 111., 1889; 

 championship, Toronto, Ontario, 1889. ED. 



