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them being seen, and therefore they cannot well 

 be directed in their motions by a wave of the 

 hand : but it is ^ye\\ to teach them to obey the 

 hand, as they will often be so placed that they can 

 see their master whilst they are invisible to him. 

 Most dogs, if not very unrnly indeed, will stop on 

 hearing the whistle ; and if they do not forthwith 

 come back, will look to their master to ascertain 

 the reason they are called. At this time a wave 

 of the hand will set them going — if not in a direc- 

 tion according to the shooter's wish, the whistle 

 must be used again, and the wave of the hand, 

 until the dogs hunt in the direction required. 



It is most difficult to teach a spaniel to doic/i 

 charge. It may be accomplished in tlte open 

 *! round; but if a bird be flushed in cover and 

 killed, it is ten to one but the dog sees it fall, and 

 lie will not fail to rush in to have his share of the 

 diversion. After all, there is no gTeat harm in 

 this, provided the dog vrill retrieve ; and it is un- 

 doubtedly a most certain method of bringing the 

 game to bag. 



I have just used the term, " flushed a bird in 

 cover.'' Now, in sporting phraseology, the term 

 ^^ flushed'' is only applicable to the woodcock ; 

 but this technical jargon is fast growing into 

 <iisuse. The term " covey" is more frequently 

 applied both to grouse and pheasants than the 

 :morc sportsmanlike (?) term " brood." A " ys\<^^^ 



