I7O TRAINING THE HUNTING DOG 



Another faulty manner of ranging is when the dog 

 turns to the rear at the end of a cast and swings in 

 behind his handler or on to ground which he covered 

 before in his previous cast, thus repeatedly and use- 

 lessly crossing his course. 



Some dogs acquire the habit of working entirely 

 on one side of the handler's course. If forced to 

 cast on the opposite side, they are intent on returning 

 to their favorite position, and soon craftily return to 

 it. Others have the extremely objectionable fault of 

 working behind their handlers. Still others work 

 very close for a while, regardless of the character of 

 the ground, then take an extremely long cast with 

 little judgment or purpose to it, returning after a 

 time and resuming the pottering range. 



The wind and its direction are important factors 

 in ranging; all dogs work best when the shooter is 

 walking against it. They can then beat across it to 

 and fro, turning up wind at the end of their casts if 

 they turn properly, thus having the best advantages 

 of catching scent of the birds which are within range 

 of their noses. 



If the shooter is going down wind the dog, though 

 he can beat across wind as before, must necessarily* 



