Modern Breaking iii 



has been contracted as a result of having been 

 taught to quarter can be got out by giving them 

 their head and working them only a little 

 while at a time. When well broken they soon 

 learn to range out- well for coveys and then 

 come down to close work on the single birds. 

 But where it is desired to widen a dog's range 

 little work should be done on single birds. 

 Instead, the dog should be kept at covey work. 

 As soon as one covey has been found the dog 

 should be allowed to rest a moment and then 

 started out to look for another covey. On the 

 other hand, when from an excess of covey 

 work the dog becomes wild and shows a disposi- 

 tion to bolt instead of paying attention to the 

 handler's course,' the range may be restricted 

 by giving him a great deal of work on single 

 birds. All this is a matter of judgment with 

 the handler and the quality of the dog's range 

 for coveys and single birds depends upon the 

 breaker's skill. It should be remembered that 

 speed and range are different things. A clog 

 may be slow and yet be a wide ranger, while 

 on the other hand a dog may be very fast and 

 yet have a narrow range. All this depends upon 

 breaker. Either a fast or slow dog may be 

 given a wide range. 



