INDEX. 



ABSCESS, about tbe tail, 288, 284. 

 treatment of, 284. 

 In the flap of the ear, 427. 

 treatment of, ib. 



Accomplishments or Refinements 

 distinguishing dog whistles, 629. 

 dog to back the gun, 680. 

 to head running birds, 635. 

 to hunt without gun, 683. 

 to retreat and resume point, 682. 

 regular retrievers to beat, 644. 

 setter to retrieve, 638. 

 water retriever to fetch cripples, 645 

 Action of physic on dogs, 107. 

 Acute purgation, 263. 



treatment of, 264. 

 rheumatism, 274. 



treatment of, 276. 

 Administration of medicine, 106. 

 Advice to practitioners, 80. 

 Affection an incentive, 565. 

 After-discharge, 894. 

 Age for education, 470, 495, 527. 

 Aids to promote labor, 876. 

 Assistance, when to be afforded during 



pupping, 860. 

 Asthma, 218. 



treatment of, 220. 

 Attention, necessary, for the sucking 



bitch, 400. 



necessary, to the teeth of the 

 dog, 183. 



Avoid having a battle 

 Axioms, 576, 618. 



BACK, turned brings dog away, 557. 

 Backing, how taught, 614, 615. 



initiatory lesson in, 488. 



the gun, 630. 

 Battle, avoid having one with a dog, 82 



_ :, taught, 527, 529, 538, 541 



bad, hard to euro, 581 



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Beat, good, difficult but invaluable, 54ft 



Herbert's opinion, 560. 



without gun, 688. 



of five or six dogs, 562. 



of four dogs, 561. 



of three dogs, 560. 



of two dogs, 558. 



taught following dog, 549. 

 Beef-tea, how to make, 97. 

 Beckon, why useful signal, 482. 

 and "Heel" differ, 485. 

 Bitch, in use, 24. 

 in pup, 26. 



Bells put on dogs, 496. 



dogs err, concise hints, 628. 



Best 



Bird, dead, loss of discourages dog, 592 

 dead, seized and torn by dog, 597. 

 shot on ground steadies dog, 610. 

 shot, search for, 570, 589, 591, 598, 



597, 641. 



shot, signal heel, 573. 

 winged, shoot on ground, 591. 

 Birds, lie well, dog winding them, 547. 

 wild, intercepted, 685, 686. 

 wounded, scent differs, 641. 

 wounded, first retrieved, 645. 

 wounded, make for covey, 641. 

 wounded, found evening, 595. 

 wounded, the search for, 570. 

 wounded, observed by dog, 518. 

 Black too conspicuous a color, 508. 

 Blacksmith shoeing kicker, 494. 

 Blinking dead bird, 571. 



from punishment, 611. 

 initiatory lessons prevent, 471. 

 Bones of the dog not rightly placed in 

 the skeleton at the London 

 Veterinary College, 109. 

 stones and bricks not good for 



dogs, 185. 



when large, do not injure dogs, 91 . 

 Boots, to render waterproof, 57. 

 Bowel diseases, 56, 246. 

 Brace of dogs sufficient, if good, 187. 



Breaking of young dogs, 29. 

 Break in dogs yourself, 464. 

 Breaker, qualifications required, 466. 

 one better than two, 470. 



