FOR THE FIELD AND FIELD TRIALS. 



to desist from undesirable acts in which he is en- 

 gaged, or to attract his attention to a signal. Those 

 consisting of a single word are best. 



IRREGULAR COMMANDS. 



Long commands, such as "Come here to me, I tell 

 you," "Look out," "What are you about?" "Why 

 don't you hunt out that corner, you fool?" etc., 

 should be avoided if it is within the power of the 

 trainer to do so. However, if he must prattle or 

 perish, it is better to prattle, notwithstanding that it 

 is detrimental to the dog's best service. 



The notes of the whistle or signals used to denote 

 certain commands, and no others, should be used in- 

 variably, and thus they will always have a fixed and 

 definite meaning. 



Sometimes the beginner, when the dog is on birds 

 or seeking for them, will deliver a continued dis- 

 course mostly devoted to the dog's utter worthless- 

 ness, notwithstanding that the dog is but a few 

 months old, and a novice in respect to what is correct 

 methods or wrong methods. 



