60 TRAINING vs. BREAKING. 



order to have his liberty he must not potter, and he will in a 

 short time astonish you wi ; h his greatly improved gait. The 

 speed of almost any dog can be improved in this way, but 

 the best results are obtained when your dog is possessed of a 

 high strung nervous temperament. With such a one prop- 

 erly handled marvelous improvement is sure to follow. 



You will also find that the example of the old dog will be 

 productive of much good, when you commence accustoming 

 your pup to the sights and sounds of the street, you wiil be 

 spared much trouble in way-wising him bj coupling them 

 toge'her when taking a walk through tho streets, especially 

 if you are in a city where each sight and sound is new to 

 your pupil, for he will not only see that his companion is un- 

 concerned and thereby acquire confidence, bat he will S3on 

 learn that he cannot bolt should anything strange occur, and 

 in a short time he will become steady and behave like a 

 Yeteran. 



Backing is an accomplishment that affords us much pleas- 

 ure in fact, one-half of our enjoyment, when shooting over 

 a brace of dogs, is in witnessing tho faultless performance of 

 a well-trained animal, as he instantly honors the point of his 

 companion. This accomplishment is inherent in many dcgs, 

 and is as natural to them as the instinct of pointing. Yet, 

 there are many first-class animals who will not back a com- 

 panion's point, but will work forward uitil they obtain the 

 scent. This is always unpleasant, and often not only mars 

 our enjoyment of the sport, but the praclice is ve r y apt to 

 unsteady the other dog, especially when the dag that should 

 back thrusts his nose a little ahead, which he is very prone 

 to do. The dog that will remain perfectly steady and 

 staunch while his companion repeatedly practices this, is, in. 

 deed, a treasure, and worthy f lircr treatment. That your 

 dog will not be the cn3 to commit so serious a fuult you 

 can rest assured, if you have carefully followed our instruc- 

 tions ia his early training and will intelligently handle him 

 when he first goes into the field with a companion. As we 

 have often remarked, first impressions play a very important 

 Dart in the future behavior of your d >g, therefore you 



