FOR THE FIELD AND FIELD TRIALS. 



be latent for one or two years. If the dog 

 \vs good capabilities otherwise, he should not be 

 condemned because he is disinclined to point in his 

 puppyhood. 



The self-interest of the dog may be excited by acts 

 which are pleasurable or profitable, or both com- 

 bined. Seeking birds is such an enthralling passion 

 that he will submit to much painful restriction before 

 he will desist, though in time he can, by improper 

 punishment, be forced to do so. 



By habit the dog's nose becomes his chief organ 

 of sense. He relies on it implicitly. If his master 

 returns after a short or long absence, though he may 

 see him distinctly, he will circle around till he 

 catches scent of him, thus verifying his eyesight, 

 after which he is perfectly satisfied of correct identi- 

 fication. 



If it should happen that the trainer so dominates 

 the pupil, or that the latter is so subservient that he 

 is disinclined to take any independent initiative, or 

 that he is slow to engage in hunting, it is better to let 

 him have a course of self-hunting under the trainer's 

 supervision. That is to say, when working the 

 puppy afield, the trainer permits him to seek in his 



