CHAPTER II. 



INITIATORY LESSONS WITHIN DOORS. SHOOTING PONIES. 



14. One Instructor better than two. 15. Age at winch Education commences. 

 In-door breaking for hours, better than Out-door for weeks, 16. To obey all 

 necessary Words of Command and all Signals before shown Game. 17. Un- 

 reasonableness of not always giving Initiatory Lessons leads to Punishment 

 thence to Blinking. 18. Dog to be your constant Companion, not another's. 

 19, 21, 22. Instruct when alone with him. Initiatory Lessons in his Whistle 

 in " Dead" " Toho " "On" 20. All Commands and Whistling to be given 

 in a low Tone. 23 to 26. Lessons in "Drop" Head between fore-legs Setters 

 crouch more than Pointers. 24. Slovenly to employ right arm both for 

 "Drop" and "Toho." 27. Lessons in "Down-charge" Taught at Pigeon- 

 match Rewards taken from Hand. 28. Cavalry Horses fed at discharge of 

 Pistol Same plan pursued with Dogs. 29. Dog unusually timid to be coupled 

 to another. 30. Lessons at Feeding Time, with Checkcords. 31. Obedience of 

 Hounds contrasted with that of most Pointers and Setters. 32. Shooting 

 Ponies how broken in. 33. Horse's rushing at his Fences cured Pony 

 anchored. 



14. IT is seldom of any advantage to a dog to have 

 more than one instructor. The methods of teaching 

 may be the same ; but there will be a difference in the 

 tone of voice and in the manner, that will more or less 

 puzzle the learner, and retard rather than advance his 

 education. If, therefore, you resolve to break in your 

 dog, do it entirely yourself : let no one interfere with 

 you. 



15. As a general rule, let his education begin when 

 he is about six or seven months old,* (although I allow 



* But from his very infancy four months old being made quite 



you ought not to have allowed au fait to the preliminary drill 



him to be disobedient. You should here recommended. This early 



have made him know which he exercise of their intelligence and 



will do nearly intuitively that a observation must have benefited 



whip can punish him, though he them. The questionable point is 



ought never to have suffered from the unnecessary consumption of 



it. I have heard of pups only the instructor's time. 



