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stance, in saying " down " I hold up my right hand. 

 In a short time the holding up the hand alone is suffi- 

 cient. In quartering your ground, if your dog is far 

 ahead and you wish him to hunt either to the right 

 or left of his present position, with one note on the 

 whistle attract his attention, then turn in the line 

 you wish him to hunt, at the same time waving your 

 hand in the desired direction. Before long, with a 

 note on the whistle to make him look toward you, 

 a wave of the hand will be all that is necessary to 

 cause him to alter his course to that which may be 

 wished. 



All well-bred dogs will stand game. I believe 

 they do it for the purpose of ascertaining the exact 

 position of the birds, that by a sudden direct rush 

 they may have a chance of capturing one. To pro- 

 long this pause is the important part of the young- 

 ster's education, and for that purpose the check- 

 string is to be used. A plan that I have adopted 

 with the greatest success is the following : Procure 

 some game birds, I generally use quail, pluck the 

 feathers from one wing so as to reduce their power 

 of flight ; drop them at different places in a grass 

 field, marking within a few feet of the spot with a 

 piece of paper, then give the birds ten or fifteen 



