58 TRAINING vs. BREAKING. 



panion will secure the tempting morsal, it will be com- 

 paratively easy to keep him up to his work. He will also 

 learn to remain quiet at charge with much less trouble to 

 you if coupled to the old dog. As he grows older and you. 

 commence- to lengthen the time tha"; he must remain in th : s 

 position, we should by all means recommend this course ; 

 indeed we have found that the services of a well trained, 

 steady dog are invaluabb all through until our pupil's educa- 

 tion is complete. As we have before remarked the as- 

 sistance of the old dog should never be called in requisition 

 until cur pupil has been taught his lesson and is somewhat 

 proficient in its performance, then he can understanding^ 

 view tbe old dog as he performs the task, and if he is reason- 

 ably intelligent he will soon learn to i.nitate his steadiness. 



We shall also find, if our pup is inclinad to work too close 

 to us when quartering his ground, that the example of the 

 old dog will soon cause him to increase his range. We much 

 prefer that our pup should range freely of his own accord, 

 but should he not quite please us in this, we coupb him to 

 the old dog and practice them together until we obtain satis- 

 factory results. Great caution must be observed in this and 

 the lessons must not be too frequent nor too long continued, 

 or our pupil will lose his independence and form the very bad 

 habit of locking to his companion to cut out the work which 

 will seriously detract from his usefulness in the field. 



As it is very desirable that our dog should possess a fair 

 amount of speed, we should so conduct his exercise that 

 when we come to cut him loose in the field he will not potter 

 and poke, but at once strike a slashing gait and with head 

 well up, take to his work like a veteran. Many dogs can 

 never become fast, but if you have followed the instructions 

 in selecting your pup that we have laid down, and have 

 secured a well formed one with plenty of life and spirit, 

 there will be no trouble in bringing him out a fairly speedy 

 animal ; indeed, we have taken in hand old dogs that were 

 decidedly slow, and in a few weeks, by judicious manage- 

 ment, have succeeded in turning them out astonishingly fast. 

 Of course, we cannot give instructions that will enable you 



