Shooting Dogs 



to range or quarter his ground in the correct 

 manner. You want him to hunt as if he 

 meant business, and not merely to potter 

 about, and to do this properly he should go 

 first to right and then to left instead of 

 running straight ahead. A whistle, followed 

 by a wave of the hand, should show him 

 what is required ; at the same time you 

 must remember to work him up wind. Tell 

 him to " hold up/' if he carries his nose too 

 near the ground, hunting the foot instead 

 of the body scent. This is a fault more 

 observable in pointers than setters, who are 

 also at times inclined to work a hedgerow 

 instead of quartering in the orthodox style. 

 Should he persist in the first-named fault 

 it may be necessary to affix a puzzle peg, 

 which is a long piece of wood fastened to 

 the collar and lower jaw in such a manner 

 that he cannot get his head to the ground. 

 From the first, too, he must have it made 

 plain to him that chasing fur is a serious 

 misdemeanour. Some old hands bring up 



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