often, and don't fail to make room for it. Carry feed as well. In this 

 way your dogs will be safely carried, they will not bother any one on 

 the road, and will be fresh to hunt when game is reached. This is 

 the way to hunt to enjoy it, regardless of weather. 



SENDING A DOG ON TRIAL. 



My advice is often asked in regard to sending dogs on trial. Don't 

 do it. A handler can handle a dog on game without trouble, while 

 a stranger might not be able to do anything with him. One great rea- 

 son for this is that the stranger will probably put the dog in some 

 lonesome place, perhaps for days, until he is ready to go out hunting, 

 to try the dog. 



The dog should be given time and opportunity to become acquainted 

 before being tested ; then he should be taken where there is game to 

 be worked on. There is no use in having a dog shipped to a person 

 who knows little or nothing about dogs, or who goes out hunting but 

 once or twice a year. And another thing, no dog can work unless 

 given game to work on. The occasional hunter has lots to learn about 



