a cord-wound stick, mounted on crosstrees, and after a few attempts 

 the dog picked it up and brought it to him; then he threw a small 

 filled sack to a distance, and the dog soon understood that it was 

 to be retrieved; then he produced a dead pigeon — the fourth article — 

 threw it a distance, and the dog retrieved it nicely. The untrained 

 dog was tractable in a short time. A dozen sportsmen were in the 

 office at the time and all marveled at the quickness of perception of the 

 dogs of the duties required of them. Mr. Erb's dogs have been seen at 

 many trap shoots, and it has been the subject of comment how perfectly 

 the dogs were trained to retrieve. The training in each instance was 

 accomplished by the use of the four devices advertised in our business 

 columns. Mr. Erb stands ready to give an exhibition within any reas- 

 onable distance of his home of how to train a dog to retrieve, if a num- 

 ber of sportsmen will assemble to witness the work. 



(American Field, Nov. 14, 1903, Chicago, III.) 

 I am a regular subscriber to the American Field and I consider it 

 the best paper of its kind I ever saw. I am a great lover of the gun 

 and dog, but at one time I thought I should never learn to shoot at 

 the trap or in the field, nor did I think I could ever train a dog, but 

 I am now pleased to say that I am on the right road to do both. About 

 two months ago I met Fred Erb, of this city, and I employed him to 

 teach me hov/ to shoot. His instructions were so plain and simple that 

 I "caught on" very quickly, and am now shooting both in the field and 

 at the trap and doing pretty good work. I also own four dogs, two 

 old ones and two puppies, which I am training under Mr. Erb's in- 

 structions, and I am meeting with very good success. If a young man 

 ha? a natural love for gun and dog and wants to become a shooter he 

 can do so without spending four or five years learning. First, let him 

 subscribe for the American Field and read it every week from the 

 front to the back page; then get some one who is competent to teach 

 him how to handle a gun and where to hold on a bird in order to kill 

 it and he will be surprised to see how easy it is to become a very good 

 shot. B. W. Price. 



La Fayette, Ind. 



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