36 TRAINING vs. BREAKING. 



less style. And to secure that end ve will teach him to come 

 with his captive directly in front of us and to sit on his 

 haunches with his head well up and quietly await our 

 pleasure. Proceed to do this by calling h ; ni up in front of 

 you, and placing one hand upon his hipsandthe other under 

 his chin, gently, yet firmly, force his hind parts down while 

 you hold up his head, at the same time telling him to " sit." 

 This will be enough for the first lesson, and by continuing 

 in this manner he will soon sit at the word, and then you 

 can give him the order every time that he brings the piece of 

 meat, taking care that he sits directly in front of you every 

 time and remains quiet for a second or two before delivering 

 it ; and in a short time he will become so accustomed to this 

 that he will do it of his own accord. We prefer that our 

 dog should bring his birds in the good old-fashioned way, by 

 taking them well into his mou'h. This becomes a necessity 

 when the bird is only wing-broken, and to our mind it is far 

 more preferable at all times. Especially is it so when among 

 close lying birds ; for with the bird in his mouth, back away 

 from his nose, he will not be nearly so apt to flush game that 

 may be in his path. Still we have trained dogs to fetch the 

 bird by one wing, which is easily done by taking half a 

 dozen of the stiff wiug feathers of any game bird, or if those 

 cannot be had, those of a fowl will answer. These should 

 be braded together and then sewed in p'.a33 with stout pack 

 thread. T his braiding and sewing is to give him a Irkl 

 with his teeth so that he will not be obliged to grip them, thus 

 giving him a hard mouth. This should be regularly used 

 after he has learned to bring his piece of meat. Perhaps it 

 would be well to tie a bit of meat to it at first, and, when he 

 will bring it readily, a small stone that will weigh two or 

 three ounces should be attached to it, and as he improves 

 you can gradually add to the we ; ght until it approaches the 

 weight of the bird, say nearly half pound. Care should ba 

 taken to make the feathers fast to the stone so that they will 

 not come apart. We do not recommend this style, but as 

 many think that it is quite an accomplishment, we give our 

 method, which has proved successful. Should you wish to 



