134 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



(aud lots of them do), he must be taken in hand 

 and broken of it by the starvation method. Tie 

 dog to kennel. Do not feed for 24 hours. Bring 

 out gun and plate of food. Put food near dog and 

 fire gun. If he bolts back to his kennel take food 

 away. If not, but keeps on eating, keep on firing 

 while meal lasts. Come again a few hours later 

 and offer food again, firing gun. The most stub- 

 born case will be broken in a week of gun and meal 

 and the dog not only learns that there is nothing 

 to be scared of in gun-fire but also that he must 

 not be afraid of it or else lose his dinner. 



The above methods of force training were de- 

 veloped by Mr. E. F. Haberlein, the famous dog 

 trainer, who has broken over thirty thousand 

 dogs. I have used them on all of mine, after try- 

 ing a great variety of other methods, and I have 

 no confidence in any other. I can endorse the 

 force method as sure and based on sound prin- 

 ciples of absolute unquestioning obedience and the 

 power to enforce your commands. Like drill in 

 the Army, it is the only way to really train a dog. 



The following questions and answers on dog 

 training and hygiene are selected from thousands 

 asked me during my many years as editor of Field 

 and Stream, and they cover many points met by 

 dog owners in actual work afield. To me they 



