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obey this command before, he will, of course, do 
so now. Then I go before him in a cautious, 
creeping posture, to impress him by my own 
actions that there is game ahead, making him 
keep his position until I flush and fire.  Titis 
constant practice will ultimately bring him to a 
sense of his duty. If, on repeated occasions like 
this, your dog persists in running in and flushing 
game across the nose of his mate or companion, 
you must catch him in the act, and then thrash 
him soundly. Be quick, that he may know the 
cause of his punishment, and I will warrant that 
in a short time he will move up with more cau- 
tion, and prove a backer in the end. 
