FOR THE FIELD AND FIELD TRIALS. l6l 



the birds have rim should be opposed to the doings 

 of the dog wheri he is reading. Even if the trainer 

 actually knows where the birds are, he should permit 

 the dog to find them in his own way. 



If the trainer is seeking to secure a shot as a mat- 

 ter of first consideration, the schooling of the dog 

 then is necessarily secondary to it. The pupil must 

 learn to locate by his own experience, and the trainer 

 can do but little more than to present to him the op- 

 portunities to exercise his powers in that respect. 



A simple illustration will enable the novice to bet- 

 ter understand the distinction between foot scent and 

 body scent. Let it be assumed that on a dry plain a 

 small body of sheep have passed by. He desires to 

 follow them, but they are out of sight. He notes 

 that their tracks, which are quite plain in a few 

 places, indistinct or entirely lost in others, are fol- 

 lowed with more or less difficulty, according to their 

 continuity or their faintness or clearness of imprints. 

 However, it is noted that there is a perceptible line 

 of dust along and over the trail. It is quite visible 

 to the eye. By following it at high speed by sight 

 before it is dissipated by the breeze, the flock may 

 be accurately followed and overtaken. The particles 



