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rabbits with the other dogs in full cry, he will 

 get accustomed to the report of a gun, and will 

 probably recover from his shyness, ftit he will 

 never be quite the same dog as he would have 

 been had he never been gun-shy. Moreover, 

 he will always be more or less inclined to chase 

 hares, after having been allowed to run in cover 

 with a lot of rabbit dogs. 



The next thing to teach the dog is 

 " quartering the land." Take the dog into 

 a field, giving him the wind, the field should 

 be as narrow as possible so that he may not get 

 away more than fifty or sixty yards on the right 

 or left blow a whistle to call his attention, 

 then throw your hand from right to left if you 

 want the dog to cross to the left, if to the right, 

 move your hand from left to right. Should he 

 not quarter to the right according to your 

 instructions, but make off straight up the field, 

 you must shout to him to drop. It will most 

 likely be necessary to use a small cord fifty or 

 sixty yards long, you then cross the field 

 holding the end of the cord in your hand, if he 

 still goes off straight give him the whistle, and 



