398 Modern Dogs. 



to break the ice in order that the wounded duck 

 could come to the hole to breathe, and so be caught. 

 Colonel Hutchinson tells us of another retriever that 

 was in the habit of acting as <( whipper-in " where 

 the spaniels were concerned, seizing any dog of the 

 team in his mouth and giving it a good shaking for 

 not " down charging" when required, or for rushing 

 in front of the remainder of the team, with which it 

 worked, and trying to demolish the wounded 

 pheasant. 



Retrievers that perform such feats as the above 

 are not of every day occurrence, and are only to 

 be made by constant companionship with an owner 

 who understands their every movement, and can 

 read what is passing in their minds by looking into 

 their eyes. 



