184 TRAINING THE HUNTING DOG 



CHAPTER XIII. 



BREAKING SHOT, BREAKING IN, CHASING. 



THE different manifestations of unsteadiness are 

 termed breaking shot, breaking in, and chasing, and 

 all have their origin in the desire of the dog to cap- 

 ture the bird. It is all quite in keeping with his na- 

 ture and natural manner of acquiring possession of 

 his prey. 



Breaking shot is when the dog breaks away at the 

 report of the gun. 



Breaking in denotes that the dog, as the term sig- 

 nifies, breaks in and flushes the birds, either before or 

 after making a point, and chasing signifies according 

 to its common meaning. 



The amateur, whose pre judgments are based on 

 his own purposes as being the true data for estimat- 

 ing the dog's duties, is prone to consider the different 

 forms of unsteadiness as manifestations of perver- 

 sity or malicious harmfulness. From ths dog's 



