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method should be followed as that used indoors. 

 When the dog refuses to drop he should be 

 caught and taken back to the spot where he was 

 ordered down, and there compelled to drop. A 

 few cuts of the whip, accompanied by the order 

 .to drop, given in a sharp tone, are now neces- 

 sary. After the dog has been down a few 

 inoments the breaker should walk away, going 

 first on one side of the dog, then on the other. 

 If the dog gets up he should be caught and 

 compelled to remain where he had been 

 "dropped," until the order to hold up is given. 

 Perfection in this lesson is simply a matter of 

 experience on the dog's part and persistency on 

 the part of the breaker. The point aimed at is 

 promptness. When the order is given, the dog 

 should drop in his tracks as though he had been 

 shot. When he has reached a comparative de- 

 gree of perfection in this respect, he may be 

 given some preliminary work in dropping to 

 shot. 



DROI'PING TO SHOT. 



Before this lesson is attempted the breaker 

 should know whether or not the dog is gunshy. 

 It won't do to find this out by firing a gun 

 near him at first, as the puppy might become 

 gunshy at once, and a gunshy dog is scarcely 

 worth breaking. Therefore, before anything 

 else is done he should become familiar with 

 the report of a gun, and the best way to do this 



