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lishing all necessary steadiness in a moment or ruin- 

 ing all at the same time. 



Dogs of a sensitive, deferential disposition may be 

 steadied at the warning cry, Hi ! Hi ! Hi ! and words 

 of disapproval alone. On a dog of a bolder nature, 

 resolutely intent on chasing, the check cord is put 

 while he is pointing, and when the birds rise he is per- 

 mitted to dash forward fifteen or twenty feet before 

 being snubbed and brought back to the place whence 

 he started. 



An aged, experienced dog, which has become a 

 confirmed shot breaker may be dealt with still more 

 severely. A spike collar is effective in making a 

 prompt cure. Place it upon his neck when he is 

 working. Tie the choke with a piece of twine, so 

 that it will not slip backward and forward as a choke 

 collar, thus resting on his neck in manner similar to 

 his ordinary kennel collar. When he points, the 

 trainer walks up to him quietly, fastens the check 

 cord into his collar, adjusts it so it will uncoil freely, 

 then shoots and permits the dog to run into the collar 

 when he breaks shot. The impetus of the dog breaks 

 the twine, and the collar then hugs his neck tightly. 

 The trainer forces him back to place with the collar 



