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train your pup to a regular code of whistles, he 

 will know what you want. So here is a good 

 code, which if kept in rule, will become very 

 handy. When you have scared up game let three 

 sharp whistles be the calling ; if you only want 

 him to come to go another way, give three long 

 ones. Motion your hand in what direction 3 ou 

 want to go and he will soon learn to understand. 



I have often let the dog decide the way to 

 go. Now to go back to the old subject, when he 

 comes you must be all excited and showing him 

 that you are greatly in need of him. Then show 

 him three of four places where the rabbit hopped ; 

 when he gets a start you go and stand where you 

 most think he will come around, but again I 

 warn you never to jump and run aAvay while 

 your pup is near enough to see or even hear you, 

 for if you do, he will leave the track and follow 

 you. Also, you will do a fine piece of work to 

 shoot the first rabbit he brings around. 



Now when you shoot the game, pick it up 

 and wait until your dog comes, then show it to 

 him, but never let him eat one, for if you only 

 cripple one he will catch and eat it. Teach him 

 in the start to hold game until you come to him. 

 Now to get him to start to hunt another rabbit 

 may be your trouble. He may want to stay with 

 you and try to steal your rabbit. The best way 

 to start him out is to start walking through the 

 brush and stamping on brush jiiles, at the same 



