52 TRAINING vs. BREAKING. 



that he be not kept too long at work. We have ever found 

 that the best results were obtained -when we have taken our 

 dog home after an hour or two, or even sooner, when his per- 

 formance had been satisfactory. We have of ten taken him 

 home at the end of a few minu'eseven, when everything had 

 gone just right and we had by abundant praise and cares ? e 3 

 impressed indellibly upon frs mind that h : s behavior wa? 

 pleasing to us, thus leaving him to pander over the matter in 

 a happy state of m nd that would cause him to look forward 

 with eager anticipation to future enjoyment of other blissful 

 hours among the bird?, instead of goinr on and, possibly, be- 

 ing obliged to t ike him off at a time when something of a 

 disagreeable ature had occurred that would exert a depress- 

 ing influence upon his suscc ptable mind and, perhaps, cause 

 him to dread or, at least, to feel indifference about repeating 

 the performance. After one or two outings, and he has be- 

 come s unewhat accustomed to the new experience, you 

 can safely commence to teich him as to what ha may and may 

 not do; you can in a measure control hn range and dictate a3 

 to the direction that y)u wish him to take, using great car 3 

 that you do not restrain him too much at first, bu*; very 

 slowly and by easy s l epa gradually teach him to look to 

 you for guidance ; and if you pursue th.2 proper course In 

 will soon obey your lightest word as readily as when taking 

 his regular lessons at home. Thnresu't cm be obt lined in 

 this manner much sooner and much bat'er than by tying 

 tocon'rolhirn and to make him do everything jus 1 : right 

 from the start, only bear in miad that when you do o-d}r 

 him to do anything insist upon prompt obedienc3 eve-y time. 

 Among the first things that you should endeavor to instil 

 into his mind is the knowledge that he must "work to the 

 gun. " This can be very easily accomplished if you will pursue 

 the proper course. la the first place, under no circumstan- 

 ces should he be allowed to flush the birds. Not so much 

 perhaps that it will make him unsteady, for many dogs can 

 be taught to flush their birds to order without detracting 

 from their steadiness, but such a course we have ever found 

 decidedly unsteadies the wary grouse and renders them less 



