50 TRAINING vs. BREAKING. 



and to issue all your commands in your ordinary tone of 

 Voice, f_r there is nothing so conducive to unsteadiness in 

 your dog as his knowledge of the fact that you are demoral- 

 ized, and he is sure to becjme possessed of this knowledge 

 almost before it is apparent t:> you. Therefore earnestly 

 strive to retain your self cjntrol, for without that you can 

 never succeed in turning out a steady dog. 



Should your bird escape the first onslaught, let no common 

 occurrence prevent you from immediately following him up. 

 Do not undertake this in a half hearted manner, but put your 

 whole soul into the work and rest not until you have again 

 routed him. Give him a shot as he rises, and if he again es- 

 capes be not discouraged, but with renewed efforts try him 

 again, secure in the knowledge that, can you but find and 

 keep him moving although he may be the wisest and, con- 

 sequently, the wildest grouse of them all at last your 

 reward is sure; at last, utteily demoralized by the relentless 

 p rsistency of your pursuit, he has changed his tactics, and, 

 q iietly crouching on the ground with feir a id trembling, 

 waits for you to pass. Fatal mistake ! The keen-nosed dog, 

 more eager at each successive defeat, again bcc >mes statues- 

 que aud unerringly indicate! the bird's hiding place. N >w is 

 the supreme moment. With nerves of steel hardened by 

 the excitement of the long continued chase you literally kick 

 him from his retreat and cooly bring him down. What sat- 

 isfaction is in ycur heart as you smooth his b aut'f til plum- 

 age. What light is in your eye as you gaz2 upon his plump 

 form. What pride is yours a3 you complacantly view the 

 noble prize so gallantly won. A glance at the speaking coun- 

 tenance of your four-footed friend tells you that he, too, is 

 happy ; and, our word for it, a few diys among these craf y 

 birds will do more to develope the hunting sense of an intelli- 

 gent animal than thrice the time devoted to the pursuit of any 

 other game. 



