482 DOG-BREAKING. 



He will be at a loss in what part of the room to search. 

 Assist him by a motion of your arm and hand. A wave 

 of the right arm and hand to the right, will soon show 

 him that he is to hunt to the right, as he will find there. 

 The corresponding wave of the left hand and arm to the 

 left, -vill explain to him, that he is to make a cast to the 

 left. The underhand bowler's swing of the right hand 

 and arm, will show that he is to hunt in a forward di- 

 rection.* Your occasionally throwing the delicacy in 

 the direction you wish him to take, whilst waving your 

 hand, will aid in making him comprehend the signal. 

 You may have noticed how well, by watching the action 

 of a boy's arm, his little cur judges towards what point 

 to run for the expected stone. 



33. When the hidden object is near you, but between 

 you and the dog, make him come towards you to seek 

 for it, beckoning him with your right hand. When he 

 is at a distance at the " Drop," if you are accustomed to 

 recompense him for good behavior, you can employ this 

 signal to make him rise and run towards you for his re- 



* Obedience to all such signals will hereafter be taught out of 

 doors at gradually increased distances : and to confirm him in the 

 habit of sniffing high in the air (37) for whatever you may then 

 hide, put the bread or meat on a stick or bush, but never in a 

 hedge. With the view to his some day retrieving, as instanced in 

 190, it will be your aim to get him not to seek immediately, but to 

 watch your signals, until by obeying them you will have placed 

 him close to where the object lies, at which precise moment you will 

 say energetically " Find," and cease making any further signs. 



