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would be the immediate result, with a handsome 

 addition to his servant's yearly income. 



"Heel" It is also unnecessary to give instructions 

 how to keep a dog to heel, but again in practice how 

 unsatisfactory is the observance of this simple rule ! As 

 we have already pointed out in the abuse of the " call," 

 the constant repetition produces neglect to obey. The 

 dog is called to ''heel," which he obeys, perhaps, for 

 thirty seconds, till he finds something attractive to his 

 eyes, or more frequently his nose he is allowed to do 

 this with impunity till a little more confidence and 

 freedom on his part attracts attention, and he is again 

 called to " heel." Few things are more irritating to 

 good sportsmen who understand the "game" than the 

 misuse of " heel " and the abuse of the " whistle " ; and 

 if the user is armed with one of those instruments 

 usually seen in the hands of our friend " Robert," then 

 good-bye to a pleasant day's sport. And yet the remedy 

 is so simple, viz. a little suitable reminder, or, in the 

 case of a shy, timid dog, the use of the check-cord till 

 the habit is fixed. Again, the importance of this it is 

 almost unnecessary to point out, for how often does not 

 the necessity of keeping to " heel " arise in a day's sport 

 either to save the dog himself unnecessary work or for 

 the welfare of the sport itself. 



Running in to " Shot." Of all errors in the training 

 of our dog this is the most common, and probably the 

 worst. Unfortunately, too, when once become a con- 

 firmed habit, it is almost impossible to remedy. Of 



