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for a man to disembarrass himself, in the first 

 instance, of the additional difficulties arising 

 from mutual jealousies, and a contention for 

 precedence between two or more of as yet 

 imperfectly subdued spirits, and to try his hand 

 at acquiring the necessary authority over one 

 at a time ; which, for his information be it noted, 

 he never will accomplish, if even with one indi- 

 vidual, he shall copy the errors of the gentleman 

 whom we have just beheld floundering up after 

 his unregulated band for the chance of a shot, 

 instead of setting an example of self-control to 

 the dog, by a dead stop on his own part first, 

 and arresting him on the instant with the lan- 

 guage of determined authority; followed, if need 

 be, by the strict formalities of discipline, which 

 have been so amply pointed out in the early 

 part of this volume. When he shall thus have 

 acquired a thorough command over each indi- 

 vidual separately, he may then, but not till then, 

 put them upon acting in concert together, with- 

 out the certainty of continual disappointment 

 and vexation, and with some fair hope of all 

 the benefits and beauties derivable from their 

 united powers. 



It is with a final view to this object that, in 

 developing my system, my endeavours have 



