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seeing your well-broken, intelligent dogs 

 work ? Do the men who shoot, or perhaps 

 I should say the majority of men who shoot, 

 know one atom or tittle about the habits 

 of the game they slaughter ? Would they 

 know even where to look for their game if 

 they were dependent on themselves ? I'm 

 afraid my opinions are rank heresy to the 

 modern shooting man, but I've loved dogs 

 all my life, and my pleasure has been to see 

 them work and note their sagacity and 

 cleverness, and I hope as long as I live to 

 retain the same sentiments and opinion. 



