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TEACHING A DOG TO POINT. 



was, by breaking him to retrieve first ; then when sending him after the 

 dead bird, I would call "Hold," just as soon as I saw him making 

 scent on the bird, and it always won a point. 



When I first take a dog to the field and find a flock of birds, I 

 do not shoot at them. In this way I get the dog interested and he 

 •will begin to point right and left. Then I walk up to the dog and 

 say, "Hold," and pet him, and from that time on I will have no more 

 trouble. 



H a dog offers to stand tame chickens on the road or in the yard, 

 encourage him by petting him. It will soon teach him that you expect 

 him to stand or point. Of course, a great many think that standing 

 by sight hurts a dog's field work. It does not hurt him at all. This 

 shows the good qualities of the dog and that he has lots of game sense. 

 When he scents the birds in the field he will be that much steadier and 

 make a nicer point than a green dog that knows nothing about point- 



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