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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[NoVTSHtBBR 24, 1881. 



TRAINING VERSUS BREAKING. 



IN TEN OH APT-BBS — OJJ&P. III. 



WHILE teaching our pup lo charge, his other lesson 

 must by no meaus be neglected, but plenty of prac- 

 tice must be sandwiched in until he appears to thoroughly 

 understand the meaning of To ho, and ■will readily stop at 

 the word Or upraised band. When he is reasonably perfect 

 in this, you cau vary the lesson by placing the food upon 

 your knee, as you sit by him, and bringing his nose very 

 close to it, and after a while, as he improves, you can lay the 

 morsel upon his nose and he will soon learn to hold perfectly 

 still and retain any attitude that you may place him in. As 

 he advances in knowledge, you should take a piece of meat 

 of good size, that he cannot swallow, and carefully open Ms 

 mouth— this yon cau do by clasping your hand arouud his 

 muzzle and gently forcing the thumb and fingers between 

 his jaws— and placing the piece therein, at the same time 

 commanding him to To h". Do not remove your hand from 

 liis jaws, but hold him lightly yet firmly : for although the 

 chances aie in favor of his understanding what is wanted, 

 and obeying readily, still it is necessary to retain the grasp 

 as we are not through with him yet ; and should the taste of 

 the meat prove too tempting and he undertake to bolt it, 

 you, having a good hold of him, can at once open his mouih 

 and secure l he meat. As soon as he oompr.tih.ends what you 

 require and remains perfectly quiet, gently force open his 

 mui.1 h at d take the meat from him, at the same time tclliug 

 him to " drop," and at once reward him with a pieceof some 

 other kind of meat, thus teaching him that he cannot eat the 

 first puce, nor even flout b it, but must deliver it safe into 

 your hard We generally use a piece of tough, partly,, 

 cooked beef for the trial, and are very particular in our first 

 lessons of this kind 10 reward him with a bit of liver or 

 souicthii'u entirely different from the large piece. The utility 

 of this lesSon we will explain further on, only remarking 

 here that we consider il of vital importance that our pupil 

 should be thoroughly trained in this, for we think it to be 

 one of his nio.-i m. c ssiry lessons, and too much timecaunot 

 be expended in perfecting him in this branch of his educa- 

 tion, lie should become so perfect in this that he wilt take 

 the smallest hit of meat in Ins mouth ami hod it perfectly 

 still, without the slightest movement of his jaws, and deUver 

 it readily into your hand without reluctance. 



You should accustom him to the restraint of the chain 

 very carry in his career, f r the longer you wait the harder 

 will he the task : he should be chained up two or three times 

 each day, t r a little while only at a time taking care that 

 he is perfectly quiet when you lose him. Should he be very 

 restless and uneasy, jou must soothe him with kind words 

 anil pet htm until he hi comes quiet, and on no account un- 

 fasten him until he ceases his struggles and remains calm for 

 a little while, thus teaching him that bowlings and strag- 

 glings will uoi. aet him free. Be. very careful lo see that he 

 cannot, break his collar nor slip il over his head, nor break 

 his chain, for it is of me utmost importance that your lessons 

 should be thorough, and that at no time should he get the 

 idea into his head lb. it there is any possible course except 

 implicit ob thence to your wishes. Great care must be taken 

 at all times, in all his lessons, that he is not kept under 

 restraint for ton ling a time, but the increase of time must 

 be none the IBS* sure, although very gradual and almost im- 

 perceptible. Much will depend upon his disposition in Ibis. 

 which, if you h ive carefully studied, you will be able to 

 manage, bo thai he shall not become disgusted and be an un- 

 willing pupil. At Lhe slightest indication that he is getting 

 weary of instruction, you must let up a little and pro- 

 ceed slower, but with such care and good judgment that 

 he shall not mistrust the reason; and if you pursue the 

 proper course and manage him rightly, you will he amply re- 

 paid when he comes to maturity in witnessing the intelligent 

 and ehei rful manner in wllich he will obey your commands 

 and submit to long continued restraint without a murmur. 



We accustom our pup from the first to the society of 

 fowls, and if possible procure a brood of chickens for him 

 toass'Ciate wiih. We greatly prefer game fowls for this 

 purpose, for -we think they are possessed of stronger scent, 

 thus being more attractive to him, and making him all the 

 more eager to investigate them, while the mother being much 

 mote brave in their defense than a common dunghill will at 

 his first attempt to chase of worry them give him a lesson 

 thai he will never forget. Upon the occasion of his first in- 

 troduction to them, <\i) not allow him to mistrust that you 

 have planned the interview, hut let him accidentally come 

 noon ihem while at play ; he may not phase, but the chances 

 are thai ho will make i rush for them. Do not stir, but 

 calmly say. To Sa, and leave the rest to the old hen. 

 Should lie hear you and stop, you must caress and praise 

 him. Should he "point" them, do not encourage, neither 

 must you prevent him, but take no notice of it, for 

 should he. Bad that il was pleasing to you he might form 

 habi'S that would not always prove satisfactory. On the 

 other hand, should you discourage him he would perhaps 

 think it was wrong to point, so that the best way is to 

 leave him alone, and let him point to his heart's content, 

 thankful that he has the instinct, and content to patiently 

 await lite proper time to so direct this wonderful gift that 

 its display shall minister to your pleasure and afford you 

 abtn rimi enjoyment. 



There is ( hc other point to which we wish to call your 

 attention while we are upon the subject, if you have 

 hunted much you have undoubtedly seen dogs that would 

 point rabbits and perhaps chase them. Now, that our pupil 

 may not be guilty of such indiscretion, when old enough 

 to take the Held, we will proceed to so train him that he will 

 never pay them the slightest attention. We always obtain, 

 if posdble, a pair or more of our common wild rabbits; if 

 these cannot be had the fame variety wil! answer. Then we 

 build them a butch alongside the puppy's pen, with a hole 

 communicating just large enough for them to pass through, 

 that they may visit him at their pleasure and readily escape 

 should he he too familiar, and our word for it you never 

 need fe>.r that y ur dog is pointing a rabbit. We once pur- 

 chased for 8 -song a niaguirjee.it dog, which was entirely 

 worthless from this cause. Although he had an excellent 

 D "*e, ami was perfectly staunch, he would point every 

 rabbit that came in his way, and would "draw" on their 

 trail, and you could never 'make sure but he wan leading 

 you after one of these pests instead of a bird. Wo took 

 him home and placed him in a large yard, with several of 

 his bob-tailed friend?, and left him to his fate. He pointed 

 them steadily all the afternoon, and refused to leave them to 



eat his supper. What he did during the night we cannot 

 say, but win n we visited him in the morninlr. although lie 

 was lying down, he was still staunchly pointing, but appar- 

 ently very tired, lie did leave them long enough to eat his 

 breakfast, but as soon as it was down he immediate] : re- 

 sumed bis work. 'I his went on for nearly a week before he 

 appeared to weaken, and before the eta e of the second 

 week he evidently had had enough of it. We Ihen took 

 him into the ri> Id, taking pains to go where rabbits were 

 plenty, but not once did be pay them the slightest attention, 

 nor was he ever known to notice them again. For the 

 same reason we like to have cats about the house that our 

 pup may become well acquainted with them before he com- 

 mences hunting. 



We should have menlioned before that the pup should be 

 let out of his pen for a good run, at least twice a day, and 

 if he will remain about the house and not stray away, we 

 should much prefer to let him run all the time, for the more 

 exercise that he gets the bolter will it be for his streneth 

 and endurance in the future, and the less he is confined the 

 better will it be for his courage and confidence. 



While our pup is yet your.g he should be taught to love the 

 sound of the gun. This cau be easily accomplished if the 

 pn .per course is pursued. In the first place we take a couple 

 of old tin pans, and while his attention is attracted by 

 something that interests him we strike them together,, lightly 

 at first ; and if he appears to be afraid we are very careful not 

 to add to his fright by a repetition of the noise anywhere 

 near him, but take the pans to quite a distance from his pen 

 and leave Ihem, and wait awhile before trying again. When 

 it is time to feed him we go to the pans, and while sounding 

 our whist e, as before described, to let him know that we are 

 coming, we give a stroke jusi loud enough for him to bea* 

 plainly, and at once proceed to his pen and give him his 

 feed. By pursuing this course for a few days, and gradually 

 going a little closer every time, he will become accustomed 

 to the sound, and learning that the noise is connected with 

 our coming, and also his dinner, he soon gets used to it, and 

 in a short lime will stand the racket without flnching. When 

 he has become so accustomed to the noise that he shows no 

 signs of fear at quite a loud crash it is time to try him with 

 the gun. In order to do this understanding^ you will re- 

 quire an assistant. Let him take the gun loaded with a light 

 charge of powder and stand at some little distance -say forty 

 or fifty yards away — and be ready at your signal to fire. 

 You will now enter his pen, and af.er he gets a little quiet 

 call him to you and put a piece of meat before him and bid 

 him Toho, at the same time raising your hand as a signal for 

 the gun. Carefully watch him, and should he display any 

 sign of fear the experiment must be repeated as with the 

 pans. There is no need of your presence only to notice how 

 tie behaves, and you can dispense wiih your assistant, unless, 

 as will probably be the case, he does not mind the report, 

 when the gun can be brought nearer, and you can mike 

 another trial. Great cue must be taken not to frighten him 

 with too loud a discharge, nor should it be too close to him, 

 until he gets used to it. By prying close attention to him 

 when under fire, you can readily teil how far it will do to go, 

 and by properly conducting your experiment you can soon 

 teach him to love the sound of the gun, even when fired over 

 his bead ; indeed we have cured in this way some of the 

 worst cases of gun-shyness that we ev. rsaw, Comparatively 

 few dogs are gun-shy, and it is with these only that those 

 precautions are necessary. After your pup has been care- 

 fully accustomed to the noise do not lay the gun aside as 

 soon as you have accomplished your object, but let him hear 

 the sound occasionally' until his education is complete, taking 

 good cue that the discharge of the gun is at once followed by 

 something pleasing to him — his dinner, for instance — or let it 

 be a prelude to giving him his liberty, thus giving Id rn to un- 

 derstand that the noise means something, and soon the noise, 

 or even the sight of the gun, will cause him pleasurable emo- 

 tions that he will never forget. 



THE PLEA. 



BKT.OW "ill he found what the current number of Vero Shaw's 

 Illustrated Book of the Dog has to say about the flea. The 



■ it paragraph is especially commended to 'our readers. It con- 

 ns the gist of the whole matter, and should bo piiuted in large 



type and hung in & conspicuous place in every kennel : 

 The Ilea, the Putex irri'anx, is by far the most common of hair 

 irasites, although by no means the most dangerou and 



troublesome. They are most an'm i, pe i-, however, and often 



very difficult to get rid of ; for not only must those actuallv on the 



animal himsulf be destroyed, hut the a eon. 

 •ything, in fact, on which the dog may hut 



of time, must hc thoroughly cleansed and dif 

 Iu long-haired dogs these insects are pr 



along the spine, in the neck, and behind tl 



they exist in colonics, and lay moHt of thi 



on for any length 

 ected. 



ipally to be fouud 

 ins. Hers, then, 

 eggs, and lead alto- 



gether a very active life, They are generally found in pans, the 

 male and female, the latter being much the larger. The eggs, or 

 nits, black and hard and immer. us, will be found at no great dis- 

 tance, adhering to hairs. Waim weather, a too hot, foul kennel, 

 and filth in general, are all favorable to the multiplication of 

 these peBts. 



Fleas on dogs, we believe, are more injurious than many people 

 suppose ; from the constant biting and irritation they render the 

 dog nervous and excitable, and this, combined with the loss of 

 sleep, often causes indigestion, loss of tone and emaciation, and 

 paves the way for the incoming of dangerous and, perhaps, fatal 

 diseases. 



By hiuug himself and acratebiug himself the poor dog oftKmes 

 so disdgures his skin that he is supposed to be suffering from 

 mange, is taken to some so-called " dog doctor," is dressed— sali- 

 vated if thu dressing tic mercurial, because the broken skin ab- 

 sorbs it so quickly — and bo ' ' cured " by being aent to his long 

 home. 



There are many ways of getting rid of floaa in the dog, but we 

 shall only mention the most simple, and not the dangerous class 

 of remedies. 



We have round powdered dowers of Pt;n/lu->i>n ressum, Bome- 

 tiraes called Keating'a insect powder, very effectual The hair 

 must he lifted up, and the powder blown iu. Little uaira of bel- 

 lows are sold for this purpose, but 

 buy tbo powder in bulk ; 



into the coat by 

 rig the dog must 

 rid want repeat- 

 powder should be 

 more often 



idia-rubher puff-ball. Nc 

 be washed and have a good run, and the 

 ing. If a dug is much troubled with tl, 

 introduced out of doors, not in, as the insect: 

 driven off than killed. 



Olive oil or Harm cast ir oU may be used. If so, we must thor- 

 onghlj Boat the animal's coat with the oil, and we. have to take 

 care be does not catch co'.d in tko meantime. If we soak the dog 

 at night we can wash him next morning. This process also will 

 want repeating. 



Then there is a remedy which is better suited for long-haired 

 dugs. Wo refer to the quassia wash. With this thu dog's body 

 must be thoroughly welted, and he may then be turned out to 

 shake himself and have a scamper. 



There are many other remedies, but w-e think wo have named 

 sufficient. Mr. Gam-;ee. recommends the oil of anise-Beed mixed 

 with commou oil. We have not Wed it, but should think it would 

 do good, 



Carbolic acid and tobacco juice, to which we may add corrosive 

 sublimate, are all fatal to flea life, but may destroy the dog as 



.ell. 



d a dog of deas V 

 g lhe dug, and a 

 lis is the reason : 



Why is it that people find it so diilir 

 We mav keep on poisoning the ileus aiu 

 i'ewdavs thereafter find he'i, -■ I ;: I .„, 

 he gets a new stock of fleas from the p 

 are wonderfully prolific. The mam point then, is to gi I e the dog 

 a perfectly clean kennel. Change his bed from straw to pine 

 shavings, sprinkled with a little turps, and thoroughly clean out 

 and disinfect bis kennel. We may also dustalittle of the powdered 

 P.vrethruni Howe/ sin the place where he lies. You will thus get 

 to the very root of the eyil. 



NATIONAL TRIALS.— We have received a letter from Mr. T. 

 tl. A] ■.: ■•". who is at Milan, Teun. Hc reports plenty of quail 

 but is mildly expoatulative against the cat briers and weeds, and 

 fen!;, eiuipn-i.r in ins denunciation of the burrs and teu-raU fences. 

 He only wishes that, he bad Burnt there, clipped and greased, so 

 that be could show them how it ought to be doue. He thinks that 

 pointers are the dogs for that country, and says that linsb is 

 doing some grand work. He promises'to write again soon, giv- 

 ing his views upon matters and things in general. 



THE NATIONAL TRIALS.— Special dispatch to the Forest 

 and Stukam— Membhis, Term,. Nov. 21, 1881 —Editor Fofesi and 

 Stream: We spent about live hours tn-day drawing part of the 

 preserves at Grand Junction, and f.niiul twenty coveys of quail, 

 averaging eighteen birds each. Another draw will be made 

 Thursday. P. H. BeyBDh. 



This confirms other advices received that the supply of birda 

 all that could be desirwd to insure a successful meeting. 



GONE SOUTH.— Mr. Ered A Tuft, or Dedham, Mass., has 

 gono to North Carolina with a Btnng of fine dogs for a three or 

 four months hunt. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



*,■* Breeders and owners of dogs are invited to send memoranda 

 of names claimed, bred, whelps, sales, etc., for insertion in this column 

 We make no charge for tht pubiwation of such notes; but request in each 

 ca*e the notice be made up in accordance with our form, that the name of 

 both owner and dog be written legibly, or printed, and that the strain lo 

 which the animal belongs be distinctly stated. 



NAMES aAIHEl). 



rrieh yell— Claimed by Mr. A. A. Raymond, South Xorwalk, Conn., 

 Tor red liKli setter hitch whelped Aug. r>, issi, by champion Kory 

 (i Mot t or cal cmlor's Hay .champion Kloliccliainpion Mrellv. 



/,•■!, i..;7 claimed ivy lien. Prank A. ISoncl. je.v,up„, ud , for black, 

 wliii- and lan beagle dog whelped April 30, issi, oy Dodge's Rattler 

 oiiLot Lulu. 



Myrtle— i:\a\meil by (-leu. Frank A. bond, Jessups, Md., for black, 



hue unit tan beagle bitch whelped April au, issi, by Bodges Hauler 



out c 



in.-h.— 



i Mr. 



while 



Khgllsl 



ltoyal 



dfoval- 



Orie 



el 11.- 



while 



lleked 



I'iichc 



r\~ lea 



birch Norali wl 

 (imported Sum 

 Little X«lt—T> 

 Nell (champlo 

 eight dogs and 



Judy— Mr. 



M-i'Mey. si. Leonard, p. Q., for 



Nash, Siew York, lor lemon anil 

 me 4, issi by Mr. D. T. Charles' 

 Savage's ttadge Dlck-Qypstej. 



sworili. New lork, tor liver and 

 iciped July*), tsst, by .Mr. F. F. 



ressups, Md.l i Dcncb legged beagle 

 ■ ■ torn flogs and i»o hiiches, by Dyke 



Alen's lemon and white pointer hitch Little 

 isnot-champlon Hose whelped Oct 18, ten— 



tehes, all liver :., U while, by Mr. A. I-:. (luiliT- 

 rof the dogs have since died, 

 organ's (n-nleniuwi,, ,\. j.) imported collie 

 No . '.1, nine— by .Mr. J. l.liidsuj s yleisey t.'lty, 



:oieh'5(New York) cocker spaniel birch Lod 

 ye— Six dogs and six bllches-iwo dogs and six 



mo E K( anel Olnn'S pointer hitch Lilly to Mr. E. 



in. MoCoiiom's pointer bitch Gertrude to Mr. E. 

 mJ-Bomp). 



in— .Mr. Burr Mollis, HornellsvlUe, N. Y., has bred 



cu Nellie (lay I Bub- rtea Daisy) io to- 



sipiaw) Nui, la 



Albany, N. v., has 



, a red Irish setter 

 ut or owner's Guy 



Ilori/ O'Morr-Gvy Whelp— 31 

 sold io Mr. A. A. luymoud Si 

 tih-h whelped Aug, 5, ISSI, 

 ililel'O-Klreny). 



r,:,, lied Irish 

 by Mr. Ld.;;u ktWi 



Hero— Imported bulldog by Newton's Crib oul of Hague's Lizzie, by 

 Mr. Win. W. Bainersley, si. Leonard, P. l> .ro.Mr. It. M. Livingston, 



eb whelped i;,, issj (ftrouso-flrant), 



Ir. (.'has. If Price, New V.,ik. 



I'elton out, ot o 



Oraill, 



Soeh 



Orgill i 



). W. Uadaiiilue, Washli.eio 



■ onvlUe,0 , black, 

 bitch. TO Mr. A in bony Llom, 



Mr. Jacob klru.' rieve'iaiei, v.] 

 :h. To Mr. K. cowan. Warren, 

 .Ir. John si. UodMvell, Paxton, 

 slped July io, issi, by owner's 



'dlgree unknown, by Mr. burr 

 39, Mourn vernou, lowa. 



g .snapshot-Kiihy) by Mr. u. 



wis, Apollo, Pa. 



e potntel buch puppy by Mr. E. 



Vnrligirnnnd Liihj n.— Mr. E. htvei; 1'uiladelplila, has Imported 

 roi i Bngla id fie biack and tan terrier flog Vortigern— K. C. 8. B. 



no. -,'j.ii-ana the bitch Lilly II. Their weights ai eta and lo pounds. 

 The Lice Muck Journal says of Vortl-em ihat he Is one of the best 

 stuct dogs living. 



UEATHS. 



Srnmtion-Gipsev Whelps— Mr. Win, P. Iluerr, Watsesslng. N. J., has 



lost two dog and one bltcli puppies whelped Nov. 5 by Sensation out 



or oipsey. 



I'-Mr. Burr nollls. HornellsvlUe, X. Y-, has lost his black 



CHOICE GORDONS FOE SALE.— Having too many dogs, I offer 

 for sale one Held and one house-broken Gordon, ined ex. flora. 

 Tbese dogs were eh-lce selections Irora 111 t-rs raised by iny-eK. Are 

 -old tor no taut, an i offer a rare opportunity to obtain an extra 

 line strain at a bargain. For particulars address L. U. lillhngs, An- 

 napoiis, Md.— .-lde. 



Ohio, Washingtonville, Nov. 19. — Shooting is very good 

 here. I was out on the afternoon of 15th, with my dogs 

 Pel ton and Jesse Turner, Land killed twenty-three quails and, 

 one grouse, 0, W. B, 



