146 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



you can lay a feather of the bird across his nose 

 and he won't touch it. 



We cured old Jack of this in a week, although 

 it was mighty hard quail shooting, as we had to 

 beat him to the birds for it. 



Making a dummy with pins inside is often ad- 

 vocated, but I think the lessons must be given with 

 a freshly killed bird to be effective. 



YELPING ON TRAIL 



Please advise me of the best way to break a 

 hound dog of whining and yelping when he is kept 

 in his run, other than whipping. 



Ans. — Regarding breaking a hound dog of 

 whining and yelping, would say we do not believe 

 it can be done, as it is in the instinct of the dog 

 and we see no particular advantage in not having 

 him give voice on the trail. The only mute 

 hounds that we know of are crosses with shep- 

 herds or other stock. 



CUBE FOR BREAKING SHOT 



I have a setter I got in Georgia, and while he 

 has a fine nose and is a grand ranger and very 

 staunch on points, he has never been broke to 

 charge and will break shot. He is a year and six 



