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then pull him back to the exact place where 

 you required him to ' down,' force him down 

 there, and then resume your original position, 

 making him lay there and assume the precise 

 position he wished to shirk. Keep him there, 

 as in the peg practice, whilst you walk round 

 and round him for some time ; then resume 

 the practice, until you can trust him to drop at 

 forty yards with certainty. 



When this has been accomphshed, you may 

 let him run with the cord for a while, holding 

 up your hand and crying ' down,' at intervals ; 

 this should be continued until he will drop, 

 at any distance, on your merely holding up 

 your hand without speaking. 



After you are thoroughly satisfied that the 

 dog has learned obedience to command, both 

 by voice and hand, the next thing is to hunt 

 him with a trained dog. You should always 

 make dogs lay at the ' down,' until you go to 

 them and tell them to get up ; this is most es- 

 sential, as by accustoming dogs to be raised 

 by the word of command only, they will keep 

 at the ' down ' until such word be given. 



