290 OF SHOOTING, 



lent, but choose him of hair long and curled, 

 not loose and shaggy ; his head round and 

 curled ; his ears broad and hanging ; eyes 

 full, lively, and quick ; his nose very short, 

 and lip like a hound; the chaps with a full 

 set of strong teeth, and neck thick and short; 

 his breast sharp, and shoulders broad ; his 

 fore legs straight, chine square, and but- 

 tocks round ; his belly gaunt, and thighs 

 brawny, &c. 



For the training of this dog you cannot 

 begin too soon, and therefore as soon as he 

 can lap you must teach him to couch and lie 

 down, not daring to stir from that posture 

 without leave. In his first teaching let him 

 eat nothing till he deserves it, and have no 

 more teachers, feeders, or correctors but 

 one, and do not alter that word you first use 

 in his information, as the dog will take notice 

 of the sound, not the language. 



When you have made him acquainted with 

 the word suitable to his lesson, you must 

 then teach him to know the word of repre- 



