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than one that does not. All things being equal, 

 the more thorough his yard training the more 

 useful he will be, provided he is given enough 

 experience on game to make him self-reliant and 

 clever in finding and locating birds. Nothing 

 will make a dog so clever as actual experience 

 on game. I have seen several instances of un- 

 trained and half-bred mongrels owned in the 

 country that, from constant opportunities to hunt 

 birds, were really much more shrewd in finding, 

 and in a day's hunt would probably have many 

 more points to their credit than better bred and 

 broken dogs which city sportsmen might hunt side 

 by side with them. Had the better bred or better 

 broken dogs the same opportunities, I think they 

 would probably be much superior. As dogs can- 

 not make opportunities for themselves, I believe 

 that it is more the opportunities that make the 

 dog. 



HOW MUCH BREAKING? 



By Mr. Martin Voorhees of St. Louis 



You ask me how much I think shooting dogs 

 should be broken to be most effective and agree- 

 able ; also what my requirements are of them. 



In the first place I am, as might be expected, 

 very particular about my dog having a good nose. 

 Then I exact stanchness ; naturally, the steadier the 

 dog on point, when he is also brimful of nervous. 



