TRAINING DOGS FOR THE GUN. 



vet if he happens to approach a hare, he will scarcely fail to 

 rush at her at all events he will chase when she rises. In 

 this case, he must be brought back to the place from whence he 

 run, and made to crouch as before described, using the words, 

 'ware hare ! or 'ware chase ! 



Hitherto, I have supposed that the dog breaker has been 

 engaged with a mild, good tempered animal, which will be 

 eaaly rendered tractable by the means just described ; there 

 are, however, dogs of a very different description, which re- 

 quire an excess of flogging, aided by other coercive measures, 

 in order to enforce that indispensable degree of subordination, 

 without which, shooting, so delightful with well trained pointers, 

 is rendered irksome and vexatious. 



If repeated severe flogging fail to accomplish the object of 

 the sportsman, recourse must be had to the trash cord, or rather 

 drag-cord. This is a cord something like a clock line, about 

 twelve or fourteen yards in length, to be fastened round the 

 dog's neck, if in the fields ; on the moors the dog will run with 

 twenty yards, while twelve or fourteen will soon tire him in en- 

 closed grounds :* the greater the length of the cord, however, 

 that can be used with propriety, the better : the cord may be 

 shortened as the dog becomes fatigued. By the help of this 

 cord, you will be able to stop him whenever you please. We 

 will suppose that he makes a point : should he attempt 

 to run in, you must check him as smartly as possible, mak- 

 ing use of the word toho / and the whip also if you think 

 proper. This cord will be very useful should the dog not come 

 in when called, &c. If, after some little practice with the drag 

 cord, the dog perseveres in springing his game, or continues 

 otherwise refractory, the spiked collar must be used. The spi- 



* On moors, the cord is drawn over the top of the heath in a great 

 measure, and therefore runs light ; in stubble fields and rough grounds 

 many obstacles render the dragging of the cord very hard labour. 



