COURSING, ETC. 



hension, which at first should be used with- 

 out a jerk, and also use words of cherishing 

 to give him encouragement when he does 

 well ; and in all these words you must be 

 constant, and let them be attended with spit- 

 ting in his mouth, or cherishing with the 

 hand. There is also a word of advice, in* 

 structing him when he does amiss. 



Having made him understand these several 

 words, then teach him to lead in a string or 

 collar orderly, not running too forward nor 

 hanging backward ; after this teach him to 

 come close at your heels, without leading, as 

 he must not range by any means, unless it be 

 to beat the fowl from their coverts, or to fetch 

 the wounded. 



In the next place teach him to fetch and 

 carry any thing you throw out of your hands, 

 and first try him with a glove, shaking it 

 over his head and making him snap at it ; 

 sometimes letting him hold it in his mouth, 

 and strive to pull it from him ; at last throw 



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