12 TRAINING vs. BREAKING. 



near him, but take the pans to quite a distance from his pen 

 and leave them, and wait awhile before trying again. When 

 it is time to feed him we go to the pans, and while sounding 

 our whist 1 e, as before described, to let him know that we are 

 coming, we give a stroke just loud enough for him to hear 

 plainly, and at once proceed to his pen and give him his 

 feed. By pursuing tbis course for a few days, and gradually 

 going a little closer every time, he will become accustomed 

 to the sound, and learning that the noise is connected with 

 our coming, and also his dinner, he soon gets used to it, and 

 in a short time will stand the racket without flnching. When 

 he has become so accustomed to the noise that he shows no 

 signs of fear at quite a loud crash it is time to try him with 

 the gun. In order to do this understand ingly you will re- 

 quire an assistant. Let him take the gun loaded with a light 

 charge of powder and stand at some little distance— say forty 

 or fifty yards away — and be ready at your signal to fire. 

 You will now enter his pen, and after he gets a little quiet 

 call him to you and put a piece of meat before him and bid 

 him To7io, at the same time raising your hand as a signal for 

 the gun. Carefully watch him, and should he display any 

 sign of fear the experiment must be repeated as with the 

 pans. There is no need of your presence only to notice how 

 he behaves, and you can dispense with your assistant, unless, 

 as will probably be the case, he does not mind the report, 

 when the gun can be brought nearer, and you can make 

 another trial. Great care must be taken not to frighten him 

 with too loud a discharge, nor should it be too close to him, 

 until he gets used to it. By paying close attention to him 

 when under fire, you can readily tell how far it will do to go, 

 and by properly conducting your expsriment you can soon 

 teach him to love the sound of the gun, even when fired over 

 his head ; indeed we have cured in this way some of the 

 worst cases of gun-shyness that we ever saw, Comparatively 

 few dogs are gun-shy, and it is with these only that thoss 

 precautions are necessary. After your pup has been care- 

 fully accustomed to the noise do not lay the gun aside as 

 soon as you have accomplished your object, but let him hear 



