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CHAPTER X. 



ROADING AND DRAWING. 



ROADING and drawing are terms used to denot: 

 the act of the dog in locating the birds, by the func- 

 tional powers of the nose which he possesses. 



Roading more specifically applies to following the 

 foot scent ; drawing to following the body scent. Col- 

 loquially speaking, the effort of the dog to determine 

 the whereabouts of the birds, after he has struck their 

 trail or caught the scent of them, is called "locating." 



Generally, aside from the individual differences 

 of manner which all dogs exhibit, one compared with 

 another, setters and pointers follow birds in two 

 ways ; namely, by the foot scent or the body scent. 

 When following by foot scent the dog devotes his 

 attention to following the course of the birds in all 

 its windings, using his nose to distinguish the scent 

 which hovers around the tracks, as the handler, in an 

 analogous manner, might use his eyes to distinguish 

 and follow them. 



