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the ears and eyes of every spaniel hunted in it ought to 

 be separately examined on returning home, and well 

 bathed in warm water. Their eyes are peculiarly liable 

 to be injured by dust and gravel from their hunting so 

 close to the ground. 



5*7. To give young spaniels sufficient courage to face 

 the most entangled cover, a judicious trainer will occa- 

 sionally introduce them to thick brakes, or gorse, early 

 in the morning, or in the evening, when the noise of his 

 approach will have made the pheasants feeding in the 

 neighborhood run far into it for shelter. The effluvia 

 of the birds will then so excite the young dogs, especially 

 if cheered with good companionship which always 

 creates emulation that they will utterly disregard the 

 pricks and scratches of the strongest furze. 



58. If the time of year will permit, they should be 

 shown game when about nine or ten months old. At a 

 more advanced age they would be less amenable to 

 control. Happily the example of a riotous pup will not 

 be as detrimental to the discipline of the rest of the 

 team as the example of an ill-conducted companion 

 would be to a pointer or setter for the influence of 

 thoroughly steady spaniels makes the pup curtail his 

 range sooner than might be expected. Finding that he 

 is not followed by his associates he soon rejoins them. 



50. A judicious breaker will regard perfection in the 



enough, but nothing to compare to catbriars, or even to the hollies 

 of Southern Jersey. H. W. H. 



