148 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



chase when a puppy, but will get over it in his 

 second year. 



FLUSHING IRISH SETTER 



I have an Irish setter three years old, beautiful 

 hunter, but fails to stop on the birds; has a ten- 

 dency to flush the birds and then trail them like 

 a rabbit hound. In all other ways dog acts beau- 

 tifully. Can you advise me what to do in the 



matter? 



R. Russell Robinson. 



Ans. — The best cure for your dog would be to 

 buy a force collar and check cord and then train 

 her not to flush according to directions given in 

 elements of dog training. 



BREAKING A FLUSHER 



I have a Llewellin setter dog, five years old, 

 which I just bought from a man in whom I have 

 great confidence. 



I had never seen the dog till he arrived (No- 

 vember 1st), and the next Saturday and Sunday 

 I took him out to give him a trial. At first he 

 chased a few rabbits, but I soon broke him of that. 

 Then he flushed three birds. Finally he got the 

 scent of the place from which the last bird got 

 up and stood it nicely. 



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