112 THE RETRIEVER 



teaching the dog to hunt by scent. When you take 

 the puppy out with the gun for the first time he 

 may show a tendency to chase, and if he pays no 

 heed to your rating the only thing to do is to have 

 a long cord fastened to his collar, and to pull him 

 up sharply. If you insist on steadiness from the 

 beginning, he is not likely to break out afterwards, 

 unless incited by bad example. 



