CHAPTER IV. 



INASMOST AS TO RETRIEVERS. 



/CHOOSE your spot where you have your 

 w rabbit earths in an open space, meadow, or 

 park, so that both you and your dog can easily 

 distinguish the holes and any rabbits that may 

 bolt from them. Take an iron peg about 

 fifteen inches long and the shape of a marling 

 spike, with a ring in its crown, fitted to travel 

 freely through the hole in the crown, so that 

 when the peg is driven into the ground, the 

 ring will lay flush with the surface. A cord is 

 attached to the ring and fastened to the dog's 

 collar. 



The advantage of a commanding view of the 



