CHAPTER IV. 



LESSONS IX "FETCHING.'-RETRIEVERS. 



96. Lessons in "fetching" recommended. 97. Dog not taught to retrieve bringing 

 dead Bird he had found. 98. Taught to deliver into your hand ; never pick up 

 a Bird yourself; Dog which often lost winged Birds she had lifted. -99. Colonel 



T y. 100. Retriever killing one Bird in order to carry two. 101. " Fan's" 



sagaciously bringing to firm ground Bird that had fallen in a swamp. 

 102. "Dove's" spontaneously fetching one from RiTer, though not accustomed 

 to retrieve. 103. Retrievers taught to carry something soft ; injudiciousness 

 of employing a stone. 104. How encouraged to plunge into Water; evil of 

 deceiving a Dog instanced. 105. Diving, how taught. 106. "Fetching" taught 

 with a Pincushion: with a Bunch of Keys. 107. Made to deliver instantly. 

 108. Practised to carry things of the size and weight of a Hare. 109. " Fetching," 

 how taught at commencement. - 110. Brace of Setters taught with an old bone. 

 111. "Fetching" often taught unskilfully. 112. Regular Retrievers taught to 

 fetch Birds: to "foot" Rabbits and Winged Game. 113. Retriever observes 

 when a Bird is struck: a quality particularly useful in a Water Retriever. 

 1 14. Pigeons and small Birds shot to Retrievers. 115. Injudiciousness of aiding 

 a young Dog when Retrieving ; makes him rely on Gun rather than his own 

 Nose. 11(5. Fatigue of carrying Hare tempts young Retriever to drop it ; 

 taught to deliver quickly by rewards of hard boiled liver. -117. If he taste 

 blood, put on Wire Snaffle; how made. US. Retriever how taught to pursue 

 faster: should commence to "road" slowly, but '-follow up" rapidly. 119. Why 

 Land Retrievers should "down charge." 120. Some Retrievers may "run on 

 shot," but those for sale should " down charge." 121. Fine retrieving instanced 

 in "Ben." 122. Anecdote showing his great sagacity. 123. Benefit derived 

 from a Seton; another instance of "Ben's" superior retrieving qualities. 

 124. With "Ben's" good nose, certain advantage of "down charge." 125. Re- 

 trievers not to be of a heavy build, yet strong and thick-coated. 126. Cross 

 between a Newfoundland and Setter makes best Retriever ; the real Newfound- 

 land described. 127. Cross from heavy Setter best Retriever. 128. Most Dogs 

 can be taught more or less to Retrieve. 129. Young Retriever to lift Woodcock 

 and Landrail. 130. Retrievers never to kill Rats; lift vermin, or wounded 

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96. THOUGH you may not wish your young pointer 

 (or setter) to perform the duties of a regular retriever, 

 (536) still you would do well to teach him, whilst he is 

 a puppy, to fetch and deliver into your hand anything 

 soft you may occasionally throw for him, or leave be- 

 hind you in some place where he will have observed 

 you deposit it, while he is following at your heels. In 



