SPANIEL TRAINING. 



When the pnppy is running "at heel," say sharply, 

 " Hie on! " or "Run along! " waving the right or left hand 

 forward at the same time and run two or three steps to 

 start him off. 



On a warm day, when the temperature of the water is 

 high, take your pupil to a river bank or pond, where the 

 beach shelves gradually under the water. You will ere this 

 have sewn some thin shavings of cork into the sock-ball. 

 Fling this to the water's edge and order the puppy to 

 " Fetch." Next throw it in so far as to oblige him to wet 

 his feet in reaching it, and so on, farther and farther, until 

 he is at last obliged to swim. 



Never go away leaving the ball in the water; but if he 

 refuses to fetch, get it for Mm, and try again, beginning 

 the lesson anew. Whatever determination you may dis- 

 play in these early lessons will be infused in him. 



We will now suppose that our pupil has thoroughly 

 learned the tasks hereinbefore enumerated, and that the 

 time has come when he may be taken afield. On arriving 

 at covert, "hie " him in, and his instinct then tells him to 

 quest for game. At first let him range at will, so that he 

 will thoroughly enter into the fun; but after a time, should 

 he go more than an easy gunshot away, conceal yourself 

 and oblige him to find you without any assistance. This will 

 frighten him, and the chances are he will range closer in 

 future. 



After a few days of this work, when he goes too far away 

 call to him, "Close, - , close! " making him come nearer 

 to you. Should he persist in ranging too fax, call him in 

 and thrash him, saying the while, "Close, - , close!" 



Should he attempt to chase a flushed bird, call " Ware 

 chase, !" and thrash him soundly, repeating the com- 

 mand while doing so. If a hare is sprung and the puppy 

 attempts to chase it, shout " Ware fur, - ! "and chastise 

 him. He must be broken of this evil habit at all hazards. 



Time will accomplish the rest. It will teach him to 

 work in the direction indicated by a wave of the hand or a 

 nod of the head, to range never too far from the gun, and 



