INDEX. 



ACCOMPLISHMENTS or Refinements : 

 Distinguishing clog-whistle, 501. 

 Dog to back the gun, 509. 



to head running birds, 525. 



to hunt without gun, 522. 



to retreat and resume point, 512. 

 Regular retrievers to beat, 550. 

 Setter to retrieve, 536. 

 Water-retriver to fetch cripples, 553. 



Affection an incentive, &c., 167, 259. 

 497, 559. 



gained by first attentions, 167. 

 Age for education, 15, 62, 132. 



Age of game, 7 n. 236 n. 338 n. 

 Albania, cock-shooting in, 84. 

 Anecdotes. See Instances. 

 Antelope sagacity of fawn, 509 n. 

 Antelopes and cheeta, 284. 

 Ants' nests, Guinea-chicks, 471 n. 

 Arnica, lotion for bruises, 566. 

 Assistant with wild dog, 2S2. 

 Australia, kangaroo-hunting, 469. 

 Author's writing, cause of, 589. 

 Axioms, 274, 359. 



BACK turned brings dog away, 223. 

 " Backing" how taught, 350, 353. 



initiatory lesson in, 50. 



the gun, -509. 



" Bar," for wild dog, 299. 



Bark of Oak tonic for pheasants end 



of note to 407. 



Barbuda Creole and cur, 471. 

 Beagles shot over, 80. 

 Bear at perfumer's, 461. 

 Bears killed in India, 444. 

 "Beat," a, range taught, 132, 133. 171, 

 175179. 



bad, hard to cure, 283. 



good, difficult, but invaluable, 



189. 



Herbert's opinion, 232. 



without gun, 522. 



of five or six dogs, 245248. 



of four dogs, 244. 



of three, 242, 243. 



of two, 238240. 



taught following old dog, 191. 

 Beaters in India, 446. 



Beckford. Education of buckhound, 

 558, 559. 



Gentlemen hunting hounds, 

 413. 



" Beckon," why useful signal, 37. 



and "Heel," differ, 44. 

 Beef, heating in hot climates, 569. 

 Begging, how taught, 149. 



Bell rang by dog, 417. 



Bells, to rope of beaters in India, 446. 



put on dogs, 63, 74, 401. 

 Beltings of wood, spaniels, 65. 

 " Ben," a capital retriever, 121. 

 Bermuda, militia, 200 n. 



Best dogs err, concise hints, 383. 



Bird dead, loss of discourages dog, 31 -2. 



dead, seized and torn by dog, 321. 



shot on ground, steadies dog, 340. 



shot, search for, 266, 307, 309, 317. 



322, 544. 



shot, signal heel, 269. 



winged, shoot on ground, 308. 

 Birds, lie well, dog winding them, 186. 



lie, induced to, 401. 



old, cunning of, 229, 232, 236. 



wounded, scent differs, 545. 



wild, intercepted, 384, 400, 525, 



533. 



wounded, first retrieved, 553. 



wounded, make off towards 



covey, 544. 



wounded, found evening, 316. 



wounded, the search for, 266. 



wounded, observed by dog, 113. 

 Bit for bloodsucker, 117. 

 Black-cock pointed three times, 289. 



dog drawing on his first, 297. 

 Black too conspicuous a colour, 93. 

 Blacksmith shoeing kicker, 60. 



Blind man, and Tweed-side spaniel, 385. 

 Blinking dead bird, 257. 



from punishment, 165, 344. 

 Blinking, initiatory lessons prevent, 17. 



B k, Sir George, 481. 



Bloodhounds, training of; poachers, 



537 n. App. 



Boar, wild ; encounter with, 468. 

 Brace of dogs, sufficient if good, 137. 

 Break in dogs yourself, 3, 408, 409. 

 Breaker, qualifications required, 6. 



one, better than two, 14. 

 Breakers in fault, not dogs, 493, 



regular, displeased, 588. 



