TRAINING THE HUNTING DOG 



FOR 



THE FIELD AND FIELD TRIALS. 



CHAPTER I. 



GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 



DOG TRAINING, considered as an art, has no mys- 

 teries, no insurmountable obstacles, no short cuts to 

 success. It is a result of the patient schooling of the 

 dog in manner analogous to that employed in the 

 schooling of the child, with the distinction, however, 

 that the former is prepared with a special view to a 

 limited servitude when used in the pursuit of game. 



In the furtherance of this purpose, man, by certain 

 methods, simply diverts the efforts of the dog to Ms 

 own service. 



Once that his prey is found, man has great powers 

 pf destruction; but as compared to the dog, he is 



