FOR THE FIELD AND FIELD TRIALS. 1 5J 



will locate his birds with astonishing quickness by 

 the body scent, but there are different grades of per- 

 formers in this method, as there are also in the one 

 aforementioned. 



Whichever style of ''locating" is used by the dog, 

 to be a successful finder of birds it is necessary that 

 he be able to determine the forward track from the 

 backward track, and to locate the hiding place of 

 the birds with a reasonable degree of quickness. 

 The accomplishment of pointing stanchly is of 

 but little utility if the dog cannot find the birds to 

 point. 



Whether they locate by foot scent or body scent, 

 clogs vary greatly when compared with each other 

 in respect to proficiency in locating. To strike scent 

 some trust to their speed and the consequent wide 

 area which they beat out, pointing the birds well 

 when they happen to run across them. Such dogs 

 may have distinctly inferior ability in following a 

 scent, and yet, by pointing with much firmness and 

 spirit when squarely on the birds, they may create a 

 much better impression than a less pretentious but 

 more meritorious performer. Wide range, high 

 speed, and spirited points are not necessarily indica- 



