4 TRAINING vs. BREAKING. 



to commit these faults. Be very gentle with him at all times; 

 carefully study his disposition, and learn all of his ways that 

 you may the more readily understand just how to manage 

 him. You should be in perfect sympathy with him and 

 humor all his whims and notions and endeavor to teach him 

 that you truly love him. In a short time you will find 

 that this love will be returned ten fold, and that he is ever 

 anxiously watching for your coming, and never so happy as 

 when in your presence and enjoying your caresses. 



After a few days you may begin to train him, but do not 

 be in a hurry about it, as nothing is gained by haste. Be 

 very careful now, and do not ruin all by an undue haste ; go 

 very slow, carefully feel your way, and, above all things, 

 exercise an unwearied patience ; and if at any time you find 

 the strain upon your nerves growing a little too tense, leave 

 him at once and wait until you are perfectly calm before re- 

 suming the lesson. 



There is one thing, of the utmost importance, that we wish 

 to particularly impress upon your mind before we go any 

 further. Do not allow yourself under any circumstances to 

 speak to your pupil in anything but your ordinary tone of 

 voice. There is nothing that is mere annoying when shoot- 

 ing than to have a companion continually yelling at the top 

 of his voice to his dog, and generally without any effect. 

 Now, such yelling is worse than useless, fo-r if your dog is 

 properly trained in the first place, he will readily mind your 

 lightest word. For your own comfort, then, and for the 

 pleasure of whoever may accompany you upon your shooting 

 excursions, use nothing but gentle tones when you issue your 

 commands. When this very disagreeable habit of shou'ing 

 is once commenced, you will soon find that a still louder tone 

 is demanded, and had you the lungs of a Stentor, it will not 

 be long before your resources will be exhausted, and you will 

 vainly sigh for thunder tones to voice your words of com- 

 mand. 



The first thing that we endeavor to teach a pup, after we 

 obtain his love and confidence, is to stop at the words To 

 ho. This is a very important point, and comparatively 



