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four or five times, but in a greater circle 

 than before, and continue to do this until the 

 dog is conquered of his impatience, and will 

 stand without moving until the signal is giv- 

 en him. When he keeps his point well, and 

 stands steady in this lesson, you may carry him 

 to the birds ; if he runs in upon them, or barks 

 when they spring up, you must correct him ; 

 and if he continues to do so, you must re- 

 turn to the fried bread ; but this is seldom 

 necessary if the dog be of a good temper. 



There are many dogs that will point the 

 first day they are taken out; and there are 

 others that will both point and back the first 

 time by natural instinct; but to make the 

 dog staunch, you should endeavour to kill a 

 few birds on the ground before him, and 

 should not shoot Hying until he is well train- 

 ed and steady: this however can only be 

 done when the dog is broke in during the 

 shooting season. The spring is the best 

 time for training dogs, because the birds 



