forget it. Having achieved this, use your voice as little 

 as possible, but draw attention with the whistle and make 

 the dog drop to hand at any distance away. Next, begin 

 to make it retrieve properly to hand, by throwing a glove 

 or something soft, and when it picks it up walk away, 

 slowly at first, to encourage it to bring direct and not ^op 

 and play with it. When it has entered into the fun of 

 retrieving (but don't do it more than twice or thrice at 

 one lesson), never let it see you throw anything again, but 

 cover its eyes and have the thing dragged along the ground 

 and hidden, and it will soon learn to use its nose and not 

 depend on its eyes. When it has found the thing, run 

 away ; this will make the puppy return quickly, and keep 

 moving on, till it comes right up and delivers into your 

 hand. Never stand facing, or go towards it to take any- 

 thing from its mouth, and, above all, never drag anything 

 out of its mouth ; but if it is unwilling to give it up, say 

 "drop it," and quietly coax its mouth open with your 

 hand till the thing it is carrying is released. 



Never fire a gun close to a puppy the first lime, as 

 you may make it gun-shy, but first from a distance ; and 

 later, when you are sure it does not mind the noise, 

 accustom it to drop to shot instead of considering it a 

 signal to run in and pick something up. 



At all times give a puppy the greater liberty to run 

 about and use its nose and hunt every scent, only calling 

 it to heel now and then to enforce discipline, but check 

 it slightly when running fur by sight : it will soon begin 

 to understand that it is not the right thing to do, and 

 make it easier for you to entirely break the habit before 

 its education is completed, as hereafter. Always carry 



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