CHAPTER III. 



INITIATOKY LESSONS CONTINUED. SPANIELS. 



.'{4, 35. Initiatory Lessons in "Dead" and "Seek," continued. 36. In Signals to 

 hunt to the "right" u left" " forward." 37. In the "Beckon." Woodcock 

 Shooting in America. 38. In looking to you for instructions. 39. In "Care." 

 40. Always give a reward. 41. In "Up." saves using Puzzle-peg. 42. Dog to 

 carry Nose high. 43. Initiatory Lesson in "Footing" a Scent. 44. In "Heel." 

 45. In "Gone" or "Away." 46. In "Fence" or "Ware-fence." 47. "No" 

 a better word than " Ware. " 48. Accustomed to couples. 49. Initiatory Lessons 

 in-doors with a Companion when one "drops" the other to "drop." 50. Makes 

 "Backing" quickly understood. 51. Initiatory Lessons with a Companion in 

 the Fields. 52. Initiatory Lessons save Time make Dogs fond of hunting. 

 53. Checkcord described. Wildest Dogs possess most energy. 54. Advantages 

 of Checkcord explained Spaniels broken in by it. 55. Lad to act as Whipper-in. 

 56. Retriever that acted as Whipper-in. 57. Jealousy made him act the part. 

 Might be taught to Retriever. 58. Instead of " down charge" coming to "heel." 

 59. As Puppies kept close to you, not to "self-hunt" "broke" from hare. 

 60. Blacksmith straps Horse's Leg above Hock Dog's similarly confined Shot- 

 belt round the necks of wildest. 61. Hunted in Gorse. 62. Age when shown 

 Game. Example of good Spaniels advantageous. 63. Perfected in "Drop" 

 taught to " seek dead" to "fetch" entered at Hedge-rows and lightest Covers. 

 Bells to Collars. 64. To hunt further side of Hedge. 65. How Sportsmen may 

 aid Keeper. In note, Covers for Pheasants. Hints to Tyros on Shooting and 

 Loading (See Appendix). 66. Experienced Spaniels slacken Pace on Game. 

 67. Difficult to work young ones in Silence. 68. Spaniels that Pointed. 

 69. Game first accustomed to, most liked. 70. Principal requisites in Spaniels. 

 71. The signal "to point with finger." 72. Following Cockers a Young Man's 

 work. 73. Education differs in different Teams. 74. One and a half couple of 

 large Spaniels sufficient. One of the Team to retrieve. 75. Clumbers pro- 

 curing more Shots in Turnips than Pointers. 76. Lord P n's highly-broken 



Team. 77. Of small Cockers three couple a Team. What constitutes Perfec- 

 tion. 78. Retriever with Team. Duke of Newcastle's Keepers. 79. Some 

 Teams allowed to hunt Flick. 80. Rabbits shot to a Team in Gorse. Shooting 

 to Beagles described 81. Markers necessary with wild Spaniels. 82. Cover 

 beat with wildest Dogs before shot in. Woodcocks. 83. Old Sportsmen prefer 

 mute Spaniels. 84. Babblers bestinsome Countries. Cock-shooting in Albania. 

 85. Hog and deer in ditto. 86. Glorious month's sport in the Morea. 

 87. Handy old Setters capital in light cover. Attention necessary when first 



entered. 88. C' e r s Pointers as good in cover as on the stubble. 89. Pointer 



that ran to opposite side of Thicket to flush Game towards Gun. 90. Water 

 Spaniels, how broken. 91. Shepherd's Forward Signal best for Water Re- 

 trievers. 92. Wild Fowl reconnoitred with Telescope. 93. Qualities required 

 in Water Retriever. In note, Poachers in Snow. Beast or man of one uniform 

 colour easily detected. 94. Ducks emit a tolerable scent " Flint" and 

 Mr. C e's Setter. 95. Steady Spaniels in Rice Lakes. 



34. WHEN your young dog is tolerably well advanced 

 in the lessons which you have been advised to practise, 



