DOG TRAINING 141 



unless you almost holler your head off. He does 

 not know me yet, as I just bought him. 



Edwin B. Kelley, Jr. 



Ans. — You had best purchase a force collar. 



Take the dog out afield with about thirty feet 

 of cord and force collar on and break him of 

 running away by stepping on the force collar 

 leader every time he shows a tendency to bolt. 

 Then when he starts, shout *'To Ho!" just before 

 the force collar fetches him up. He will soon learn 

 that ''To Ho !" is not to be disobeyed. If he gets 

 out of hand do not shout at him, for it simply 

 shows him you have no real command over him. 



I would advise commencing this treatment 

 promptly, before this dog gets into the habit of 

 chasing and disobeying your commands. 



GUN-SHY DOG 



I have a setter dog fifteen months old, just 

 received from trainer, November 10. 



He is well bred, has an excellent nose, staunch, 

 finds and handles birds in a workmanlike manner. 



Have gunned him three days and each day he 

 seems to get more nervous. 



The first day he would come to heel after shots 

 were fired, but after a time would go out and hunt 



