PEEFACE TO SECOND EDITION. 



WHEN Colonel Hawker, who lias been styled the 

 " Emperor of Sportsmen," writes to me, (and kindly 

 permits me to quote his words), " I perfectly agree 

 with you in everything you have said, and I think 

 your work should be preached in a series of lectures 

 to every dog-breaker in the profession, as all these 

 fellows are too fond of the whip, which hardens the 

 animal they are instructing, and the use of their own 

 tongues, which frighten away the birds you want to 

 shoot," I feel some confidence in the correctness of 

 what I have put forth. But there may be points that 

 have not been noticed, and some things that require 

 explanation, especially as regards Spaniels and Ee- 

 trievers. In endeavouring to supply these deficiencies, 

 I hope my additional prosing may not send the dog- 

 breaker to sleep, instead of helping to make him more 

 " wide-awake." 



W. K H. 



