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his composure and his fear of the gun will still 

 remain, but hunger is a great stimulus to cour- 

 age and will prompt both men and dogs to 

 brave dangers, real and imaginary. In the 

 course of five or six hours return again to his 

 kennel and offer him the tempting dish. When 

 he comes out to eat do not allow him to satisfy 

 his appetite, but let him have three or four 

 mouthfuls before the pistol is discharged again. 

 He will, of course return to his kennel, but 

 will perhaps make one last grab for a mouthful 

 of food before doing so. When he does this, it 

 is only a question of time as to when his tim- 

 idity will be overcome. By keeping him con- 

 tinually hungry and gradually decreasing the 

 distance from the dog at which the pistol is 

 fired, eventually the pistol can be discharged 

 while he is eating. Then for the small pistol 

 can be substituted one of larger caliber and 

 finally the shotgun with light loads. 



Another method that has much in its favor 

 is to lead the dog afield day after day. A 

 small boy can be employed for this purpose, 

 whose duties will consist in simply following 

 a couple of shooters. No attention must be 

 paid to the gunshy patient other than leading 

 him about where he can see the dogs working, 

 and if possible become encouraged by scenting 

 game. At first the boy should follow a hun- 

 dred or a hundred and fifty yards in the rear 



