88 Modern Breaking 



the handling and will look for the breaker to 

 come to him when he points again. At this 

 time the same lesson may be repeated, and 

 finally the dog may be lifted up bodily from 

 his feet and thrown forward. When this is 

 done he will drop into a point and shrink back 

 from the birds. This may be carried so far 

 that the dog may be thrown right into the 

 midst of the covey of birds. Nothing tends to 

 make a dog stanch Cjuicker than this, and about 

 the only thing to avoid is spoiling the dog's 

 gracefulness in pointing. Properly done, this 

 may be added to, for the dog will allow him- 

 self to be pushed in all manner of attitudes. 



Of course, this is the time to teach the dog 

 to drop to wing. All that is necessary is to 

 get a good hold of the check cord and give 

 the dog a tap with the whip when the birds 

 rise, compelling him to remain down quite 

 a while after they have gone. 



