44 OF SHOOTING, 



scent they emit when uneasy ; and notwith* 

 standing they see him hunt round about 

 them, they will not be alarmed, because they 

 do not perceive that he is footing them* 



Nothing; disturbs the birds more than see- 



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ing a dog tracing their footsteps, and keeping 

 the same course that they are taking to steal 

 off ; and when a dog follows them in this 

 manner down wind, it most commonly hap- 

 pens that he flushes them ; or if by accident 

 he makes a point, it will probably be much 

 too near the birds ; for in going down wind 

 he cannot take the scent until he is almost 

 upon them, and then they will not lay. As 

 soon as the young dog knows his game, you 

 must bring him under complete subjection 

 and command ; if he is naturally tractable, 

 and has profited from the instructions you 

 have given him before he has been taken into 

 the field, it will be easy to accomplish it ; 

 but if he is stubborn and unruly, it will be 

 necessary to make use of the trash cord. 

 This is done by only fastening to the collar 



