FOR THE FIELD AND FIELD TRIALS. 1 1 



a place so distinctly secondary that it is that of 

 servant. 



To suppress or restrict his inclination to take the 

 leading part so far as it is against the best interests 

 of the gun, and to school him in other special knowl- 

 edge for its advantage, constitute an education called 

 training or breaking. 



The art of dog training is acquired by intelligent 

 study and practice, as proficiency in any other art is 

 acquired. All who have the time, talent and industry 

 may become skillful dog trainers, as all who have 

 these qualifications may become skillful in any other 

 accomplishment, trade or profession. But, in the ed- 

 ucation of boys and girls and men and women, there 

 is no educational system which compensates for ig- 

 norance and inefficiency if deeply grounded on the 

 part of the teacher, nor for incapacity if shown on 

 the part of the pupil. There must, on the one hand, 

 be the ability to learn how to convey knowledge, and 

 on the other the ability to receive it, else there can be 

 no proper progress. 



The mental capacity of the dog and the knowledge 

 necessary to serve him throughout his life are in- 

 finitely less than those which are necessary to man. 



