Now you are ready to shoot. Try and kill a bird once in a while, 

 and say, "Go, hunt dead ;" or "Fetch," also moving the hand, as you 

 have the dog under good control. Always say, "Charge !" when you 

 shoot or the birds flushes. It is better for you a few times, when your 

 dog points and the bird flushes, to watch your dog and just pull the 

 gun off in the air, and you can then see what bad tricks your dog has 

 and catch him in the act. When you have your dog under good con- 

 trol, he won't need any watching, and then you can enjoy shooting 

 and have a fine day's sport. 



To teach a dog to follow, or what is called "heel." Tie him to 

 the hind end of a wagon with a loose chain and drive slowly a few 

 days and say "Heel." If he wants to go by the wheel, tap him back 

 with the whip. Then always, when you want to let him loose, take 

 him by the chain away from the wagon a little distance, and then say, 

 "Go," or "Hunt him up." By moving the hand, also, after a few times 

 this way, all you will have to do then is to get out of the buggy and 

 let him loose, and he will be off and hunt from the buggy the same 

 as afoot, and then you will have a dog that when you blow your 

 whistle will come in and heel to the buggy as well as afoot and go 

 at the command. 



The way to start a dog in the water — not too cold water — is for 

 you to wade in small sloughs or ponds and lead the dog a few times 

 and he will find out that it will be fun and will take to it in 

 fine shape. But let this be in shallow water before you put him in 

 deep water where he has to swim. Don't throw your dog in as it 

 v.'ill spoil him ; and don't try to have him go too far out in the water 

 where he has to swim, the first time or two ; and then when he does 

 swim, which will be on his own accord, he will go and fetch anything 

 out of the water you send him after. 



Under my system of training, when the dog points, I go up to him 

 and say, "Steady," calling him by name, and rub him down, and then 

 pick him up by the tail. This teaches him not to be afraid; and then 

 I look around for a while, and then walk in on the birds and always 

 flush the birds myself, unless it is in a place I cannot see to shoot. 

 Then I order my dog to go in and get them up, as we have to do in 

 woodcock shooting a great deal. Then I use the w-ord "Charge," or 

 "Drop," or "Go fetch," or "Hunt dead." 



Remember to stand still and let your dog go "hunt dead" and 



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