CHAPTEE XIV. 



A REST BEYOND "HALF-WAY HOUSE." ANECDOTES OP DOGS ON 

 SERVICE AT HOME. 



393. A Halt sounded ; present Position considered ; Refinements or extra Accom- 

 plishments easily taught. 394. Excellent Snipe-shot who never used Dog. 

 395. Dog employed by another. 398. Which Sportsman had the best of it. 



399. Squire O n's and Mr. C d's Match. 39(5. Snipe killed off. 397. 



Woodcocks become attached to undisturbed Covers ; Mr. S t's. 400. Par- 

 tridges cut off from Place of Refuge. 401. Turnip-Field ridden round. 402. 

 After Wind and Rain, hunt driest places ; late in season, beat uncultivated lands. 

 403. In hot weather, give marked birds time to run. 404. Advantage of 

 killing Old Birds; protects young Breeders. 405 to 407. Old Hen Pheasants 

 shot ; case in point ; in Note, Pheasants reared under barn-door hen require 

 meat ; so do Fowls. Cantelo's method. Pheasantries, Mr. Knox. (See Appen- 

 dix). Oak-bark a tonic. Cross with China Pheasant. 408. Sportsmen urged 

 to break in their own Dogs. 409. Shooting conducive to Health. 410, 411. 



Mr. W n and the old crippled Scotch Sportsman. 412. Instructing Dogs 



improves temper ; not an ungentlemanly recreation. 413. " Beckford's " 

 opinion. 414. "Munito" selecting cards. 415. Shepherds' Dogs in France. 

 416. Collie Dogs. 417. "Fairy" ringing bell. 418, 419. "MedorV fetching 

 house-keys. Installed as their keeper. 420. " Sultan's " keeping the key in his 



larder. 421. Mr. A n's " Taffy" knowing by name every member of family. 



422. " Taffy ' ' proves himself a first-rate Watch-Dog. 423. " Taffy ' ' understands 

 why he is borrowed. 424. "Taffy" an able Poacher. 425. "Taffy" being 

 insulted bides his time to avenge the affront. 426. "Taffy" "turns the tables" 

 upon workman who tries to impose upon him. 427. "Taffy" purloins for his 

 master when ordered. 428. "Taffy" betrayed into momentary weakness pur- 

 loins for himself. 429. "Taffy's" birth and education revealed; but his 

 parentage a mystery. -430. "Taffy's" dam shipwrecked on the Needles. 431. 

 Jesse's opinion of Dogs ; in Note, Lord Brougham's cunning of Fox of Dog 

 of Monkey. 432. Exhibition of jealousy. 433. Lost Child fed by Dog. 

 434. "Philax" and "Brae" playing Dominos. 135 to 441. Showman's Dogs in 

 Paris. Tricks with Cards and Numbers. Fortune-telling. Playing Dominos. 

 442. How assisted by Showman. 443. Our attention to be confined to 

 Sporting Dogs. 



393. WE have now arrived at a good halting-station, far beyond 

 the half-way house ; for any dog educated as I have described may 

 fairly be considered well-broken. Shall we here part company, or 

 will you proceed with me to what I termed "refinements" in 

 breaking ? I did so, as I mentioned at the time, in deference to 

 general opinion, for many would call it superfluous breaking. It 

 may be but the additional excellence is easily attainable by per- 

 severance in the system which I have detailed, and but little 



