10O TRAINING THE HUNTING DOG 



CHAPTER VII. 



" is the order commonly used to denote 

 that the dog is to follow behind the shooter. There 

 are constantly recurring occasions for its use, such 

 as to keep the dog from aimlessly and annoyingly 

 running about; to save him from expending his 

 strength in working out unfavorable or barren 

 ground; to prevent him while in town or country 

 from intrusive visitations to yards and houses while 

 passing them, and to keep him generally in place 

 when the shooter desires that he stop hunting. 



Special pains should be taken to teach perfect 

 obedience to this order, as it is essential to the best 

 control of the dog at all times, and it is particularly 

 useful when two or more dogs are to be handled 

 afield together. 



The proper obedience to this command is not es- 

 tablished till the dog will come promptly to heel 

 when ordered, and there remain reliably and quietly 



