British Dogs at Work 



fellow, with a coat capable of standing any 

 amount of wet, but he is not kept for much 

 nowadays except wild-fowling. He has the 

 reputation of being harder-mouthed than the 

 other varieties. 



The breaking of a spaniel will proceed 

 much on the same lines as that of a retriever. 

 You must teach him to retrieve by habituat- 

 ing him to mouthing soft objects without 

 biting, and then get him on to a living 

 bird, making him find at the word of 

 command. 



Breaking him to hunt will be the most 

 difiicult part of his tuition, as his tendency 

 will be to run the game on his own account, 

 and he should be obedient to signal or 

 whistle before you take him out. Guard 

 against too wide ranging, and check him 

 immediately he shows any fault. A good 

 deal of time and patience will be re- 

 quired, but you will be fully repaid for 

 the days spent with the puppy if you 

 have a perfectly broken dog at the end of 



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