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compulsion was keeping them at it and not 

 real pleasure, interest and love of hunting. 



Style : This word refers altogether to a dog's 

 general appearance when hunting and on point. 

 Some dogs move very gracefully with their 

 heads up and when pointing or backing throw 

 themselves into the most striking and pictur- 

 esque attitudes. 



Bird sense : A dog's knowledge of the hab- 

 its of birds and the places they are most likely 

 to occupy at different times of the day and in 

 different weathers, as indicated by his searching 

 out these spots, is what constitutes "bird sense." 

 Some dogs possess this attribute to a very high 

 degree while in others it is completely lacking. 



Cramped : A field trial dog is said to be 

 cramped in his work when he has been worked 

 so much and shot over so heavily that he does 

 not go at his best clip, such as he could sus- 

 tain for a thirty-minute round with plenty of 

 style and action, but goes at more of an all-day 

 gait, and is over-solicitous for the success of 

 the gun and the presence of the handler. 



Loosening up : This consists of giving a dog 

 road work — taking him off game and running 

 him in short heats, so as to get him in the 

 habit of running brilliantly for thirty or forty 

 minutes and increasing his desire for work. 



Class : A dog which possesses and displays 

 a preponderance of all the desirable qualities 



