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you will have little else to do than teach and confirm 

 your dog in a judicious range, his own sagacity and 

 increasing experience will be his principal guides, for, 

 consider how much you will have taught him. 

 141. He will know 



i. That he is to pay attention to his whistle, the 

 whistle that you design always to use to him. 

 I mean that, when he hears one low blast on his 

 whistle he is to look to you for orders, but not 

 necessarily run towards you, unless he is out of 

 sight, or you continue whistling (19). 

 n. That " Toho," or the right arm raised nearly per- 

 pendicularly, means that he is to stand still 

 (19 to 22). 



in. That " Drop," or the left arm raised nearly perpen- 

 dicularly, or the report of a gun, means that he 

 is to crouch down with his head close to the 

 ground, between his feet, however far off he may 

 be ranging. Greater relaxation in the position 

 may be permitted after he has been a little time 

 shot over (23 to 27). 



IV. That "On," (the short word for " hie-on ",) or the 

 forward underhand swing of the right hand, 

 signifies that he is to advance in a forward 

 direction (the direction in which you are waving). 

 This signal is very useful. It implies that you 

 want the dog to hunt ahead of you. You em- 

 ploy it also when you are alongside of him at 

 his point, and are desirous of urging him to 

 follow up the running bird or birds, and press 

 to a rise. If he push on too eagerly, you restrain 

 him by slightly raising the right hand xn. of 

 this paragraph (19 to 22). 

 v. That a wave of the right* arm and hand (the arm 



