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months of age. Can you give me a tip on how to 

 remedy these faults ? He will not stand whipping, 

 but is very high strung and looks well bred. 



LeRoy Bennett. 



Ans. — Buy a force collar and steel tent peg. 

 When dog comes to point, snap a 30-foot leader to 

 force collar buckle and peg down other end. Flush 

 birds and shoot. If dog rushes in yell * ' Charge ! ' ' 

 — peg and leader will do the rest. A few repeti- 

 tions will cure him of the tendency to break shot. 

 Haberlein's force collar is a good one and not 

 cruel. Whipping will do no good whatever. 



BIRD FLUSHER 



Please tell me the best way to break a dog that 

 is 18 months old of wilful flushing of birds. 



The dog is thoroughly broken in every other 

 respect but flushes, and would you advise whip- 

 ping, or what methods would you take I 



Kindly let me know as soon as possible, as I 



have a fine young setter that even retrieves nicely 



but flushes every point. 



J. Leon Cole. 



Ans. — Eegarding breaking a dog of flushing : at 

 18 months he will do it a good deal if allowed to 



