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which points too willingly and is stanch from 

 the first is not likely to exhibit later any great 

 energy or class. To a good dog the stanchness 

 on point comes with a little experience and only 

 that way. If a young dog recognizes game, the 

 fact that he jumps into it a second later is rather 

 to the credit of his courage and spirit than other- 

 wise. At one of the Illinois field trials, Dan- 

 forth's Nick threw himself out of competition by 

 a memorable bit of flushing. He flushed two 

 large bevies one after the other and had both 

 scattered down a ditch bank. For about two 

 minutes he kept the air full of birds, exciting the 

 laughter of the spectators and the ire of Updike, 

 his handler. Nick is now a staid and sober 

 shooting dog, retaining his speed and hunt, and 

 adding thereto an entirely comfortable stanch- 

 ness on birds. 



Bolting or ranging beyond control of the 

 handler is another of those faults of which 

 superficial critics make much, but which, in nine 

 cases out of ten, is readily controlled. This is 

 the fault of overboldness, and its contrary is an 

 apparent shyness and timidity in the kennel and 

 with strangers. This latter fault is another 

 which it will not do to emphasize too much. 

 Some of those which seem most shrinking and 

 quiet around the kennel are the boldest and most 

 tireless workers when they get out. Vice versa, 



