2IO TRAINING THE HUNTING DOG 



in his mouth, he forces him to hold it without 

 biting it. 



If the puppy is particularly predisposed to bite it, 

 the object may be prepared with nails in it, as men- 

 tioned under the head of the force system. The ob- 

 ject thus protected is placed in the puppy's mouth, 

 and he is forced to keep it therein whether he is 

 pleased to do so or not, but all is done with kindness 

 and firm deliberation. 



The lesson should be conducted without fright- 

 ening him. If he ejects the object from his mouth, 

 it should quickly be returned and by quiet coercion 

 he should be forced to retain it. 



He is next required to carry it steadily in his 

 mouth while the trainer leads him about. These les- 

 sons are persisted in day after day till the puppy will 

 carry the object without mouthing it. 



When teaching him to carry steadily, the order 

 "Steady" may be uttered every time he attempts to 

 roll or chew the object, coincidently with a jerk on 

 the collar to force him to desist, and in time he will 

 learn that the order signifies that he is to avoid work- 

 ing his jaws upon the object he is retrieving. 



There will be some unpleasant features to the 



