634 DOG-BREAKING. 



down to tlie leeward side of it, keeping him close to your 

 Iieels, before you commence to hunt. After undeviating- 

 ly pursuing this plan for some time, you can, before you 

 come quite to the bottom of the field, send him ahead 

 by the underhand bowler's swing of the right-hand, iv. 

 of 119, and, when he has reached the bottom, signal to 

 Mm to hunt to the right or left. He will be so ha- 

 bituated to work under your eye 130 that you will 

 lind it necessary to walk backwards up the middle 

 of the field, while instructing him. As he becomes, 

 by degrees, confirmed in this lesson, you can sooner and 

 sooner send him ahead from your heel but increase 

 the distances very gradually, until at length he will be 

 so far perfected, that you may venture to send him down 

 wind to the extremity of the field before he commences 

 beating, while you remain quietly at the top awaiting 

 his return, until he shall have hunted the whole ground, 

 MS systematically and carefully as if you had accompanied 

 him from the bottom. By this method you will teach 

 him, on his gaining more experience, invariably to run to 

 leeward, and hunt up to windward crossing and re- 

 crossing the wind whatever part of a field you and he 

 may enter. What a glorious consummation ! and it can 

 be attained, but only by great patience and perseverance. 

 The least reflection, however, will show you that you 

 should not attempt it until the dog is perfected in hi? 

 range. 



285. A careful dog, thus practised, will seldom spring 

 birds, however directly he may be running down wind. 



