BPvEAKIXG AND ENTERING. 



pu'ppy as he rushes up to share the scent ^ith his rival, -^hich he 

 at first considers his companion to be. Jealousy is a natural feeling 

 in all dogs from their desire to obtain approbation ; but it must be 

 eradicated in the pointer and setter, or they never become steady 

 together, and which ever finds first, the other tries to run up and 

 take the point from him. To avoid this failing, leave the dog 

 which first finds, alone, and -walk up to the one which you have 

 stopped, pat and encourage him with the word " Toho ! " in a low 

 but pleased tone ; let him not on any account creep forward a step, 

 but keep him exactly where he is for some minutes, if the birds lie 

 well. Then walk forward to the old dog, but take no notice of 

 him, and, with your eye still on the puppy, put up the birds, hav- 

 ing stopped him with voice and hand if he moves a limb. Sup- 

 posing the old dog has pointed falsely, the young one is materially 

 injured, inasmuch as he has lost confidence in him, and next time 

 he is with more difficulty restrained from running in to judge for 

 himself ; hence the necessity for a good nose in the old dog, who 

 ought to be very steady and perfect in all respects. It will thus 

 be seen that very little art is required in carrying out this part of 

 the education, which really demands only hard walking, patience, 

 and perseverance to complete it in the most satisfactory manner. 

 It should be pursued day after day, until the young dog not only 

 finds game for himself and stands quite steadily, but also backs his 

 fellows at any distance, and without drawing towards them a single 

 step after he sees them at point. When this desirable consumma- 

 tion is effected to such an extent that the puppy will back even a 

 strange dog, and has already learned to beat his ground properiy, 

 as explained in my previous remarks, he is steady and well broken 

 as he can be without the gun, and may be thrown by, until a fort- 

 night before the shooting season, when he ought to be taken out 

 again for two or three days, as in the interval he will generally 

 have lost some of his steadiness. Still he will only require work 

 to restore it, as he knows what be ought to do ; and with patience, 

 joined if necessary with a little punishment, he soon re-acquires all 

 that he has forgotten. Many masters now fancy that all is done 

 towards " making the pointer; " but, on the contrary, they find that 



