82 Modern Breaking 



check line tight — the dog being fast between 

 two Hnes cannot move. He is forced to stand, 

 and the appHcation of the force is so direct, 

 and all is done so quietly, that it does not 

 cow the dog. He may show a little fear at 

 this treatment at first, but soons learns what is 

 required and will do the work good-naturedly. 



The breaker should understand in the begin- 

 ning that the young dog will be sure to face 

 him, and by anticipating this the dog will be 

 prevented from getting into a bad habit. All 

 that is necessary for the breaker to do is to 

 stop in front of the dog. After a time he may 

 stop in front of him for a while and then get 

 behind, but at first he should be sure to lay 

 his hands on and stroke him, and before the dog 

 can turn he should step back of him again. 



After the dog has been led from the post to 

 the mark a few times the direction should be 

 changed. Later the locality should be changed 

 and the length of the line altered. 



When the dog is proficient in this he should 

 be taught to "to-ho" in the field. Of course he 

 will not stop the first time when ordered to 

 do so, but after he has been ordered and re- 

 fuses, he should be caught and made to stand 

 at the place he should have stood, but this 

 force should be of a gentle character, and by no 

 means should a whip be used. This is all new 

 work to the dog, and any refusal to obey an 



