to whip him, or take any of his high ambition out of him, let him 

 drag a chain, say about three feet long, and if he don't cut his ground 

 up to suit you, hang two chains on him. Now, don't try to do this 

 in one day, but take ^frorn ten days to two weeks ; then put him on 

 birds. You will see he will make points and hold his birds and will 

 not jump in, as he will be afraid the chains will lick him. Don't get 

 excited yourself, but let the dog get excited and anxious and you 

 watch him. Some of the best dogs that ever lived will make many 

 mistakes during the day, and the mistakes your dog makes will be 

 easy to overcome by your watching him. Read this book over care- 

 fully and pick out the best points that will help you work your dog. 

 I have worked over three thousand dogs and traveled many miles over 

 the country to show how dogs worked that I broke by the rules of 

 this book. 



If you have a wild dog, hang a chain on him. Get a window 

 weight about a foot long and snap a four foot chain in the hole in 

 the weight, having the chain just long enough to lie on the ground at 

 the dog's front feet, so that there will be no danger of his getting fast 

 in anything. A week or ten days of this will make a different dog out 

 of him. Keep the chain and weight on him until he minds you, but 

 as soon as he minds, take the weight oft' and let him drag the chain, 

 and when lie understands, he will stop running away or chasing chick- 

 ens, and will be obedient to the voice or whistle. At first, when the 

 chain is finally taken off, he will not go out far, but encourage him a 

 little and he will soon begin to cut up his ground right and left, and if 

 at the same time you train him to mind your whistle, or the move- 

 ments of your hand to right or left, you will find that you will not 

 have to call him or frighten the farmers or the game by loud noises. 



Ninety-nine men out of one hundred want a dog that don't get away 

 from them more than fifty to one hundred yards. 



To have success in hunting you must keep your dog under control. 

 If you have a dog that ranges wide and fast do not lose your head 

 and get excited, as most hunters are apt to. If your dog is fast 

 don't hunt fast, but every little while stop and let your dog locate 

 you; but with the slow dog, follow him. If you want to go to the 

 left or right, whistle, and the dog will look up and he will see you 

 move your hand, which is a signal to go to the left or right. If you 

 have a fast dog, hang a couple of chains on him and let him drag 



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