144 Modern Breaking 



in which to find them, or his knowledg-e of 

 wind, scent, and the elusive wiles of running 

 birds and other qualities that are grouped 

 under that comprehensive and expressive term, 

 "bird sense." He is simply ranging because 

 the dog he is hunting with is ranging, and 

 he relies upon the older dog to locate the game. 

 He points simply because he has the instinct 

 to point, but largely loses the ambition and 

 desire to search and exercise these instincts, 

 and consequently does not develop knowledge 

 of how or where to look for game. 



The breaker must work the young dog 

 alone. He will be disappointed in many cases 

 at the dog's trotting along a few yards in front 

 of him, or the lack of interest he displays in 

 hunting for birds, but day by day he will 

 see the dog go out farther and farther, and 

 after he has got the scent of birds, and enjoyed 

 the flush and chase, he will soon reach out in 

 his casts for the birds with more independence 

 and the resulting excitement. Even after the 

 young dog has developed a pointing instinct 

 and is stanch on point, or remains steady after 

 the birds are ilushed, he should be worked 

 alone. There are many things for him yet to 

 learn. Now and then you will see him puzzled 

 by some adroit old cock or cunning hen, and on 

 certain days, with different weather conditions 

 the scent will come to his nostrils peculiarly, so 



