578 DOG-BREAKING. 



dog would go up to him ; and then his master, without 

 stirring from the spot where he had fired, directed him 

 by signals to the place where the bird had tumbled, and 

 in proceeding thither, the dog often had to swim the 

 stream. His master then said "Find." At that word, 

 and not before it, his intelligent four-footed companion 

 commenced the search for the bird, nor did he ever fail 

 to find and bring ; and so delicate was his mouth that I 

 have often seen him deliver up a bird perfectly alive, 

 without having deranged a feather, though, very proba- 

 bly, he had swam with it across one of the many creeks 

 which intersect that part of the country. If the shot was 

 a miss, his master's silence after reloading, and a wave 

 of his arm to continue hunting or the command to " Hie 

 on," if the dog was hidden by the rushes perhaps a low 

 whistle would have been better, fully informed his com- 

 panion of the disappointment. He was quite as good on 

 the large quail, and small wood-cock found in Canada, 

 which latter makes a ringing noise on rising, not unlike 

 the sound of a distant soft bell ; but reminiscences of 

 that capital old dog are leading me away from your 

 young one. 



191. For some days you cannot shoot to your pupil 

 too steadily and quietly I had well nigh said too slowly. 

 By being cool, calm, and collected yourself, you will 



ual to " heel w whenever the dog could observe it, should supersede 

 the word "dead." It might be necessary to sing out with a boat- 

 swain's voice should the dog be far off. 



