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the bird has fallen, you will say, " Find ; " for, 

 until you say that word, he ought to be more 

 occupied in attending to your signals than in 

 searching for the bird. When you have shot a 

 good many birds to him, if he is within sight, in 

 order to work more silently, omit saying " Dead," 

 only signal to him to go to "Heel" (19, 34, 35, 

 44). 



XII. That " Care " means that he is near that for which 

 he is hunting. This word, used with the right 

 hand slightly raised (the signal for the " Toho," 

 only not exhibited nearly so energetically), will 

 soon make him comprehend that game is near 

 him, and that he is therefore to hunt cautiously. 

 You will use it when your young dog is racing 

 too fast among turnips or potatoes (39). 

 xni. That "Up" means that he is to sniff' with his 

 nose high in the air for that of which he is in 

 search (41). 



XIV. That "Away" (or "Gone," or "Flown") is an 

 indication that the thing for which he was hunt- 

 ing, and of which he smells the taint, is no 

 longer there. This word is not to be used in 

 the field until your young dog has gained some 

 experience (45). 



XV. That "Ware" (pronounced "War") is a general 

 order to desist from whatever he may be doing. 

 " No " is perhaps a better word : it can be pro- 

 nounced more distinctly and energetically. If 

 the command is occasionally accompanied with 

 the cracking of your whip, its meaning will soon 

 be understood (47). 



xvi. He will also know the distinction between the 

 chiding term " Bad " and the encouraging word 



