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on without taking any notice. The dog would 

 stop with uplifted paw wondering why her 

 master didn't shoot, and occasionally would 

 start off in chase of a hare or deer. A sharp 

 whistle generally brought her back ; but in any 

 case I never waited for her, but continued to 

 stroll on. When she arrived she was severely 

 rated. Gradually, seeing her master taking no 

 notice of these alluring objects of the chase, 

 she began to disregard them also, and in a short 

 time showed no excitement if a barking deer 

 or hare started up under her very nose. The 

 rest was easy. After shooting two or three 

 bison, she quickly realised that this was the 

 game of game, and the only sort that mattered. 

 And now I would almost as soon think of going 

 out without my rifle as without her. When 

 close on an animal her demeanour shows at 

 once that the beast is near. Absolutely mute, 

 she quivers all over with suppressed excitement, 

 standing with uplifted paw and staring hard 

 in the direction from which she gets the scent. 

 More than once she has put me on the alert 

 when I have not expected to see the animal 

 for another hour or so. She knows as well as 

 her master how necessary it is to make a silent 

 approach, and when I am creeping up for the 

 shot she sneaks along at my heel like a little 

 shadow. She is very small, weighing only ten 

 pounds, and at any time makes but little noise 



