FOR THE FIELD AND FIELD TRIALS. 



thirty yards of free cord. He is then made to drop 

 close by the pin. The trainer then walks away, and 

 if the dog follows he is taken back to place, forced to 

 drop and properly admonished. If he attempts to 

 bolt, the cord will check him. 



If, however, he resolutely persists in his attempts 

 to bolt, a spike collar may be put on him, and after he 

 is snubbed by it once or twice he will desist from 

 his attempts to escape. 



He is taught to drop to shot by discharging a gun 

 or pistol and forcing him to drop to the report pre- 

 cisely as if it were the word of command. A pistol 

 with a light powder charge is most commonly used 

 to teach him this branch. Great care should be ex- 

 ercised to avoid causing gun-shyness, and no attempt 

 should be made to teach dropping to shot till the 

 dog is thoroughly without fear of the gun. How- 

 ever, the act of dropping to shot is of no special 

 utility. 



Dropping to wing may be classed as another over- 

 refinement. It has no special advantages, and has 

 many distinct disadvantages. It is taught by mak- 

 ing him drop to wing every time that a bird flushes 

 within hearing or sight of him, and after a time by 



