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spot, by never once suffering your dog to find 

 an excuse to trifle from it, and by standing 

 stock still yourself, for there is a great deal 

 in this, and if you move the dog will assuredly 

 take his cue from you, it is much more easily 

 effected than you would suppose. You will 

 remember then, that the object to be attained 

 is, a dead stop at the instant of fire, upon the 

 spot where the dog chances to be at the time, 

 whether that fire be to a prepared point, or not: 

 you are fixed ; so is he; his eye directed towards 

 you, and waiting your commands ; at first it will 

 take its more natural direction towards the 

 fallen bird ; but, at any rate, there he is to 

 remain fixed, under a continued memento of 

 " DOWN CHARGE !" in a lengthened tone of voice, 

 as a check upon emotions excited by your action 

 of loading: *when reloaded, pause a little, in 

 order to teach him patience : then " COME IN 

 HERE, Cato !" which he should obey, in a direct 

 line to you, still unmoved from your place; 

 when he will receive from you the commission, 

 and be conducted to the next lesson of Seek 

 dead. To this previous return towards you he 

 will at first more readily yield submission than, 

 it is probable, he may be inclined to do in a 

 more advanced state of knowledge; when, 



* See its more explicit description in the Vocabulary. 



