FOR THE FIELD AND FIELD TRIALS. /Q 



quent association of ideas, if pleasant, impels him to 

 seek>his master's society whenever his self-interest 

 is aroused, whether in respect to wandering about 

 through the fields, or pursuing his prey, or looking 

 to his master for food and shelter, or enjoying the 

 peace and comfort of mind which come from agree- 

 able comradeship with him. By this association he 

 forms a friendly alliance with his master, which, 

 after a length of time, becomes a habit of life, and, if 

 properly cherished, a true second nature. 



By joining the puppy betimes in his plays, and 

 when afield by permitting him to revel in the delights 

 of strategic stalking and chasing young birds and 

 butterflies, circumventing frogs and admiring and 

 studying all Nature through the organ of scent, as 

 his master in an analogous manner studies it through 

 the organ of sight, he becomes waywise, gains a 

 knowledge of the things of the outer world, besides 

 being afforded the freedom of action so essential to 

 his physical development and well-being. 



A puppy, when constantly on a chain or in confine- 

 ment, can learn nothing of value to his master or 

 to himself, simply because under such conditions no 

 opportunity to learn is afforded. A case in point is 



