16 DOGS FOR THE MOORS. 



when the grouse drops and the dog rushes forward, never 

 to stir coolly allow him to tear away at the game until 

 you have loaded ; by which time he will most probably 

 have become ashamed of himself. You will now walk 

 up most deliberately, and without noticing the bird take 

 the dog by the ear, and pull him back to where you fired, 

 all the time giving several hearty shakes, and calling 

 "down." When you get to the spot where you shot 

 from, take out your whip, and between the stripes call 

 "down" in a loud voice; continue this at intervals for 

 some time, and, even when you have finished your disci- 

 pline, don't allow the dog to rise for ten minutes at least ; 

 then, after speaking a few words expressive of caution, 

 take him slowly up to the bird and lift it before his 

 nose. If this plan is rigidly followed for several points, 

 I never saw the dog that would continue to run in at the 

 shot. 



The other defect is chiefly applicable to young dogs ; 

 it is when they trust to their more experienced comrade 

 to find the game, and keep continually on the outlook 

 expecting him to do so. Nothing can be done for this 

 but to pay the greatest attention to their point ; selecting 

 it in preference to that of the other dog, and always to 

 fire, however small the chance of hitting the bird. Also 

 change the dogs they hunt with as often as possible. 

 Young dogs, with this treatment, will very soon acquire 

 confidence, and never keep staring at their companion, 

 unless he is settling upon a point. 



