458 CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER HI. 480. 



INITIATOR! LESSONS CONTINUED. SPANIELS. 



80,31. Initiatory Lessons in "Dead "and "Seek," continued. 32. 

 In Signals to hunt to the " right " " left " " forward." 33. In 

 the " Beckon." Woodcock Shooting in America. 34. In looking 

 to you for instructions. 35. In " Care." 36. Always give a 

 reward. 37. In "Up" saves using Puzzle-peg. 38. Dog to 

 carry Nose high. 39. Initiatory Lesson in " Footing " a scent." 

 40. In "Heel." 41. In "Gone" or "Away." 12. In "Fence" or 

 " Ware-fence." 43. "No" a better word than " Ware. "44. Ac- 

 customed to couples. 45. Initiatory Lesson in-doors with a Com- 

 panion when one " drops," the other to " drop." 46. Makes 

 " Backing " quickly understood. 47. Initiatory Lessons with a 

 Companion in the Fields. 48. Initiatory Lessons save time 

 make Dogs fond of Hunting. 49. Checkcord described. Wildest 

 Dogs possess most energy. 50. Advantages of Checkcord ex- 

 plained. Spaniels broken m by it. 51. Lad to act as Whipper-in. 

 52. Retriever that acted as Whipper-in. 53. Jealousy made him 

 act the part. Might be taught to Retrieve. 54. Instead of 

 " down charge," coming to " heel." 55. As Puppies kept close to 

 you, not to "self-hunt" "broke" from hare. 56. Blacksmith 

 straps Horse's Leg above Hock Dog's similarly confined Shot- 

 belt round the necks of wildest. 57. Hunted in Gorse. 58. Age 

 when shown Game. Example of good Spaniels advantageous. 

 69. Perfected in " Drop " taught to " seek dead" to " fetch" 

 entered at Hedge-rows and lightest Covers. Bells to Collars. 

 60. To hunt farther side of Hedge. 61. How Sportsmen may aid 

 Keeper. 62. Experienced Spaniels slacken pace on Game. 63. 

 Difficult to work young ones in Silence. 64. Spaniels that Point- 

 ed. 65. Game first accustomed to, most liked. 66. Principal re- 

 quisites in Spaniels. 67. The signal " to point with finger." 68. 

 Following Cockers a Young Man's work. 69. Education differs 

 in different Teams. 70. One and a half couple of large Spaniels 

 sufficient. One of the Team to retrieve . 71. Clumbers procuring 

 more shots in Turnips than Pointers. 72. Lord P n's highly- 

 broken Team. 73. Of small Cockers three couple a Team. What 

 constitutes Perfection. 74. Retriever with Team. Duke of New- 

 castle's Keepers. 75. Some Teams allowed to hunt flick. 76. 

 Markers necessary with wild Spaniels. 77. Old Sportsmen prefer 

 mute Spaniels. 78. Handy old Setters capital in light cover. At- 

 tention necessary when first entered. 79. C e's Pointers as good 



in cover as on the stubble. 80. Pointer that ran to opposite side 

 of Thicket to flush Game towards Gun. 81. Water Spaniels, how 

 broken. 82. Shepherd's Forward Signal best for Water Retrievers. 

 83. Wild Fowl reconnoitred with Telescope. 84. Qualities re- 

 quired in Water Retriever. In Note, Poachers in Snow. Beast 

 or Man of one uniform color easily detected. 85. Steady Spaniela 

 in Rice Lakes. 



