FOR THE FIELD AND FIELD TRIALS. I? 



He may now and then have some success with an 

 arbitrary method which happens to fit a certain dog's 

 peculiarities, but it is merely a happening. 



It requires but little thought to perceive the ab- 

 surdity of applying a set method alike to the nervous, 

 the weak, the stupid, the intelligent, the lazy, the 

 timid, the slow, the industrious, etc. Such a course 

 of treatment must result in many failures. 



Methods should be adapted to the circumstances 

 of each individual case, compromising as much as 

 possible with the idiosyncrasies of the pupil, with a 

 view to obtain the best results independently of 

 arbitrary method. 



By kindness and refraining from attempts to 

 force progress beyond the dog's capacity, success will 

 result in every case where it is possible. However, 

 nothing progressive can be expected of the mentally 

 weak, the constitutional loafer, or the dog whose 

 nose is functionally incapable of serving up to the 

 requirements. 



The trainer may proceed on the theory that the 

 dog learns only from practical experience; that all 

 the advantages of oral communication possessed by 

 man, excepting a few of limited degree, are denied 



