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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dkobmbbb 39, 1881 



bringing anything you may throw for them ; while, others 

 seem to be stupid and will never bring anything of their own 

 accord. Tho first is a natural retriever and will be easily 

 taught, and also easily spoiled. The lust, although harder to 

 teach, will make neatly as good a retriever as thy former if 

 the proper course is pursued. We very much dislike that a 

 pup should retrieve before his moil lb is all right and his per- 

 manent teelh well grown ; lor this propensity, if indulged 

 before, this time is very apt to give you a hard-mouthed dog. 

 Hence, for this reason, we never encourage a pup to bring 

 anything while at play. In fact he should never for a 

 moment, be allowed to think that be is at play while uuder 

 instruction in any of bis lessons, for tin re is nothing that is 

 so conducive to bad behavior and disobedience as this. 

 Therefore, punke inn, realize Chat when yon require Mm to do 

 ,ou mean work and not play. 



Do riot forget, that he must never be allowed to eat, the 

 piece of meat that he has held io his mouth or brought I o 

 you, but that he must he rewarded with something different. 

 This is a very important point, and you will find it, very use- 

 ful in perfecting the delicate mouth that we all admire m 

 much. You must also insist, upon instant obedience to your 

 command to drop. rfhjg can. be Obtained at the outset by 

 practice with your hand, clasping his muzzle as we have be- 

 fore described, and this must, be resorted to should he show 

 the slightest inclination to hesitate or roll the morsel around 

 in his mouth ; for we are aiming at perfection and must be 

 satisfied with nothing short. 



When our pupil has become so proficient in this that he 

 will pick up a piece of meat and bring it a few steps and de- 

 liver it. sale into your hand, you should take a piece of cloth 

 and loosely wrap up the meat inside of it, and commence as 

 in the first place by putting it in his mouth and proceeding as 

 in your first lesson at this. He will probab'y understand 

 what is required and very soon perform as well with this as 

 be did with the bare meat; but should he not like this, you 

 must proceed with the same painstaking perseverance that 

 we have endeavored to impress upon your mind as being of 

 the utmOfit importance, until your end is attained. You will 

 find that a p ece of old cotton cloth that is clean and about as 

 large as your two hands will answer admirably. You should 

 let him see you wrap it around the meat, that he may the 

 more readily understand your object, and if he gives you any 

 trouble you must be very careful' that you do not try to force 

 him too fast. Perhaps you will find it expedient, to leave the 

 meat partially exposed until he understands what is wanted. 

 Or you can merely tie a shred of the cloth to it for a while, 

 and very gradually increase the amount until you have it en- 

 tirely covered. Your knowledge of his disposition will aid 

 your judgment in so timing his lessons and in so conducting 

 Any new experiments that he shall not become disgusted nor 

 sulky, thus giving you no end of trouble. Your aim should 

 lie to so handle him that his lessons shall prove a source of 

 enjoyment, and he be ever anxious to receive your instruc- 

 tions. This you can easily accomplish by a proper system of 

 rewards when he does well, aud by lavishing upon him un- 

 stinted caresses and praise when giving his lessons. To 

 bring about this result, yon may find it advantageous to be 

 charry of your Caresses at other times and to reserve your 

 words of praise for your hours of practice ; but this will he 

 necessary only iu extreme cases. 



When our don brings in his birds iu the faultless manner 

 that we have been at so much trouble to teach him, we shall 

 want to see him deliver them into our hand in the same fault- 

 less style. And to secure that, end we will teach him to come 

 with his captive directly in front of us and to sit on his 

 haunches with his head well up and quietly await our 

 pleasure. Proceed to do this by calling him up in front of 

 you, and placing one hand upon his hip and the other under 

 his chin, geutiy, yet firmly, force bis hind parts down while 

 you hold up his head, at the same time telling him to " sit." 

 This will be enough for the first, lesson, and by continuing 

 in ihis manuci he will soon sit at the word, and then you 

 can give him the order every time that he brings the piece of 

 meat, taking care thai he sits direc'ly in front of you every 

 lime and remains quiet for a second or two before delivering 

 it ; and ina short time he will become so accustomed to this 

 that he wil: do it of his own accord. We prefer that our 

 dog should bring his 'nrds in the good old-fashioned way, by 

 i:; them well into his mouth.' This becomes a necessity 

 when T tie bird is Only wing-broken, and to our mind it is far 

 more preter-ible at all times. Especially is it so when among 

 close lying birds : for with the blrdin his mouth, back away 

 from his tiose, he will not be nearly so apt to flush game that 

 may be in his path. Still we have trained dogs to fetch the 

 bird hy one wiug, which is easily done by taking half a 

 dozen of the stiff wiug feathers of any game bird, or if those 

 cannot be had. those of a fowl will answer. These should 

 be bradod together and then sewed in place with stout pack 

 thread, i his braiding and sewing is to give him a held 

 with his teeth so that he will not be obliged to grip them, thus 

 giving him a hard mouth. Thi3 should be regularly used 

 after he has learned to bring his piece of meat. Perhaps it 

 would be well to tie a oil of meat to it at first, and, when he 

 will bring it, readily, a small stone that will weigh two or 

 three punces should be attached to it, and as he improves 

 you can gradually add to the weight until it approaches the 

 weight of the bird, say nearly half pound. Care should be 

 taken to make the feathers fast to the stone so that they will 

 not come apart We do not recommend this style, but as 

 many think thatrif, is quite an accomplishment, we give our 

 method, which has proved successful. Should you wish to 

 adopt this course you should conflue your practice entirely 

 to this bunch of feathers, and when he brings it readily you 

 should vary the performance by attaching different ar- 

 ticles instead of the stone— yourknife, for instance, or a 

 bunch of keys or a bit of wood, and by always making him 

 bring by taking the feathers in his mouth, he will readily 

 learn to bring his birds in the same manner if you show him 

 how with a few of his first ones by placing the wing in his 

 mouth, or perhaps the mere showing him the wing will be 

 sufficient. 



Should you decide for the old-fashioned way, you should 

 procure a soft hall. We have found a ball of lampwicking 

 to be the best, possible thing that could be devised— it is soft 

 and just, about the right size. This should be stitched 

 through and through, so that it will not unravel, and after 

 he brings his bit of meat iu good shape you can try him with 

 this. You will find that, the best plan to pursue is to com- 

 mence at the beginning, and place, it in his mouth as you did 

 the first piece of meat, and to pursue the same course by 

 asking only one. or two steps, until he. gets accustomed to it 

 And tie sure and do not try to accomplish too much at once, 

 but go no faster than your pupil's progress will warrant. 

 When you think that it will answer to order him to pick it 

 up and bring it to you, watch him very closely, and if there 

 is going to Be any trouble, and he does not seem inclined to 



pick it up readily, you must instantly go to him and place it 

 in his mouth, and be content, to let liim bring it this way for 

 this time, and wait until he is very hungry, aud then try 

 him by Ijiug a piece of meat to the ball, and he will soon 

 learn what is required and give no further trouble when he 

 brings his ball readily. You should procure some feathers— 

 from the body of a game bird if possible, but those of ft 

 fowl will do very well — and commence by sewing two or 

 three of them on the ball; and as he becomes accustomed to 

 ihent you should add more until the surface is entirely 

 covered. This will accustom him to feathers, and he will 

 not refuse to take a bird in his mouth as we have known 

 some doge to do that were really good retrievers. We should 

 not: advise you to require your pupil to bring anything 

 except bits of meat and this ball ; until he does this in good 

 form and appears to fully understand what you require. 

 Then you should gradually accustom )iim to bring other 

 arlicles — a half sheet of newspaper crumpled into a ball 

 the s ; ze of your fist is a good thing to practice him on, 

 always remembering to commence with am thing new, by 

 first carefully placing it in iris mouth aud requiring him to 

 bring it but a step or two the first time. This may seem 

 needless io you, but you will find it necessary with some 

 dogs, and wo have ever found that the bi st results have been 

 obtained by strictly following this course, no matter how in- 

 telligent our pupil may be, nor how willing to bring anything 

 that you may wish him to. 



THE CLUMBER SPANIEL. 



Halifax. Nova Scotia. 

 Editor Forest and Stream : 



In looking over the prize lists of bench shows held in different 

 parts of the United States, I notice an entire absence of a class for 

 clumber spaniels. For tho Western States, where a large propor- 

 tion of the hunting is done on clear ground, I can well understand 

 that tho setter and pointer would be the favorite, and perhaps the 

 more useful animal: but iu the Eastern and Middle States I should 

 suppose that ere this the clumber would have made a name. 

 Whether it be that they are not used on account of the scarcity of 

 good specimens of the breed, or that they are not suitable for'the 

 grounds shot over, I am at a loss to determine. It certainly cannot 

 be for any want of true hunting qualities ; for where the'breed is 

 known no other dogs take precedence of them for intelligence, 

 docility, keenness of scent and general usefulness m the field. It 

 can hardly be that the covers are not suitable, for many of the 

 hunting localities of the Northern States must he similar in char- 

 acter to those in Nova Scotia ; so I presume the cause of their not 

 being to the front is the want of good specimens of the class to 

 make the breed known, aud for it to take the place it, should in the 

 front rank of sporting dogs. 



In Nova Scotia, for cock and snipe shooting, they are the most 

 valned, and long experience has taught the sportsmen here to pre- 

 fer thorn to any others. A. clumber can be used where a setter or 

 pointer would be almost useless ; and iu a country where a dog 

 has to endure the extremes of heat and cold and to beat uu swamps 



shooting the 

 _ For putting 



equally at 



illy taught 

 lied : and, 

 and rivals 



child's play. This 

 ite time and 



i othei 



and wet covers in the early spring and late autu 

 clumber stands ahoad for strength and endurar 

 up a cock from a close thicket of alders iu August 

 a duck from a half frozen pond in November, 

 homo. 



For training there are no dogs known to me m 

 their work or more tenacious of what they have oi 

 in comparison to a setter or pointer, or even then 

 — the cockers — the training of a dumb 

 alone is a great advantage, for a sporh 

 money to the training of a valuable dog to find, t 

 much* of the labor has to ho gono over again, or tl 

 into the country to bo kept up to his work. Forres 

 or where the want of a good run would soon ruin a s 

 the chamber would bo quite at home and thrive wl 

 would languish. 



An idea was at one time held that this breed was delicate and 

 more liable to disease than most sporting dogs. Such is not now 

 the case. If it was ever so, some cause, such as in- breeding, has 

 boon the trouble. In particular strains, kept for generations in ono 

 kennel, and without the introduction of new blood, such results 

 would be natural ; but since tho breed has been more generally 

 distributed no such evil has shown itself. I have been induced to 

 write these fe* lines in hope that some of your readers may have 

 had some experience with clumbers, and may be able to inform 

 me, through the columus of your valuable paper, how thoy have 

 suited in the United States, and why, so far, they have not been 

 shown at any of the groat bench shows ; or, if shown, they have 

 taken an inferior position to other spaniels. 



Any information tending to improve the sporting facilities or 

 make" known any now feature in the breeding or introduction, of 

 good sporting dbgs, will, I know, be acceptable to you and to the 

 readers of your paper. E. 



NOTES AND NEWS. 



A gentleman residing in 135th street, in this city, has in the yard 

 of his residence, an admirably arranged kennel for city use. The 

 building is of wood, substantially jointed and roofed, and occupies 

 the full width of the yard at the rear ("about twenty feet), being 

 some six feet from front to back. The door is in the centre of the 

 front, opening into a plain, square room. On the left hand is a 

 door or Blats, leading into the sleeping apartment, which is fur- 

 nished with a bunk or bench raised from the door, and built 

 against the rear wall. Opposite the bench is a window, with iron 

 bars and a saBh. On the right hand side of tho uiatu room is a 

 closet for the storage of kennel traps, dog biscuits, brooms, feed- 

 ing dishes, etc., and in the rear is a doer opening into the vacant 

 lots. The entire structure is paiuled tastefully in brown, reduces 

 the Bize of the yard but little, aud furnishes excelled i ■■ o --.- i,; 

 a small number of dogs. Of course, portable benches could be 

 placed iu the centre room if ueceSBary. It oceo ;. ,,. roups, be bet- 

 tor to have all benches portable, so that, they could be moved into 

 tho open air, be scrubbed and carbolized. Ventilation through 

 the roof would also be an improvement, in fact, many alterations 

 and improvements would be suggested to the miud of any dog- 

 keeper erecting another such building, hut the general idea of the 

 structure, as it stands, is good, and we would be much pleased to 

 hear of many more exactly like it, rather than to find our city-kept 

 sporting dogs in the parlor, fed with cakes by the children, in 

 tho man-servant's bedroom, in the cellar, iu the usual bow-leg 

 causing barrel, or in tho flea-breeding and never-cleaned "dog- 

 house." 



The catalogue of the English Kennel Club Bench Show this 

 month, at Alexandra Palace, contained more than t reive hundred 

 entries, fox-terriers alone numbering one hundred aud eighty. 

 An exhibition at paintings, drawings and prints of dogs and 

 sporting Bubjects was given iu connection with the dog show, 



The annual meeting of the Eastern Field Trials Olub, for tho 

 election of officers, will occur on Thursday, January 12. The 

 place of meeting is not yet announced. 



Mr. George T. Loach, winner of the Foxiest asp Stream and 

 Members' Cups, at, the Eastern Field Trials, is shooting in North 

 Carolina, over the winning dog, Brock, aud litter sister, 

 Countess. 



Tbe managers of the Westminster Kennel Olub propose to pur- 

 chase, in February' next, at the expiration of their present lease, 

 the property now occupied by them, comprising BBvepty aefoa, 

 with club-house, kennels, etc., at Babylon, Long Island. The 

 olub has bIbo the exclusive right of shooting over several farma 

 adjoining the club property, extending about one mile to the 



northward, and enjoys a five years' lease of a fine trout pond of 

 some twenty-five aoros, to the eastward. Important additions 

 to the buildings are in progress, and will be completed bv Janu- 

 aiy 1. The (teunols have been enlarged and ai e Io inemde a 

 canine hospital, properly drained and paved with concrete. The 

 entire kennel buildings will form three s.des of a square, the 

 fourth side facing southward, and admitting the sun, thus fur- 



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rto be 



it shelf 

 for the accommodation ui gunners hail 

 shooting grounds. II is an aimed will 

 the traps, so as to admit sunshine in v 

 shadv in summer. Tbe trap-shooting git 

 finest a"' 1 most pleasantly situated in 'he State. The dogs are 

 nil iu finoenndbi .n now, partionlnily Champion Sensation. The 

 club is composed of seventy members, to which Dumber ir is at 

 present limited, On Monday, January 9, the next meeting of 

 the Board of Managers will be held. 



" Hello, Smith ! Fine dog vou'vo got there. Ever got a prize n« 

 a show?" 



"No, but be won a! n lrin.1." 



"At a trial 1 Indeed! Von don't say so ? I s'i ose he bit some 

 man, and you didn't have to pay any damages. Must hive had a 

 miolity smart lawyer 1 Who was he ?" 



We are happy to state lh.it Mr. Smith is now rapidly recovering 

 mm thin terrible blnW to io- 6 Blings. and that his Mends expect, 

 to see bim on tho si rent, again within a few days. 



THE LOWELL BENCH SHOW. 



■ THE exhibition of dogs at Jackson Hall, Lowell, Mass., on the 

 * 14th, loth and lGth inst. waB largely attended) the visitors and 



exhibitors expiessiug themselves w -11 pleased with Ik" mana.go- 

 rnent and arrangements. It is considered by all to have been one 

 of the ij,st, local shows which have taken place. About one hun- 

 dred and fifty dogs were on exhibition, under the superintend- 

 ence of Mr. 0. A. Andrew, of West Boxford, and", the j augment 

 of Mr. George Walton, of Boston. Tho following is the prize 

 list : 



English Setters :— 1st. Grouse, D. P. Waters. Salem, Mass. This 

 is the sire of Buckingham's well known Grousedale ; 2d, Leah, 

 H. McLaughlin, Boston, Mass. 



Irish Setters :— 1st and special prize (silver medal, presented by 

 Dr. F. C. Plunkett), for the best setter' iu the show, Lash. Thos. 

 Wilson, Lowell ; 2d, Dan, W. H. Bagshaw, Lowell. 



Gordon Setters :— 1st, Tom, 0. T. Bailey, Drdhuni, Mass.; 2d, 

 Buby, Beacon Kennel. .Boston, MaBS. 



Setter Puppies, under one year :— 1st, Lady Jessica, William E. 

 QuiggL, Dedhtun. Mass., 2d," Syren II., A. S. Guild, Lowell. 



Pointers :— 1st and specia 1 prize (Smith & Wesson revolving 

 rifle, offered by the Unhid States Cartridge Company), for tho 

 lest pointer in the show. Snipe, Or. F. 0. Plnnkett, Lowell ; 2d, 

 Pote, E. C. Aid en, Dedham, Mans. 



Pointer Puppies :— 1st, Zauetta, W. F. Todd, Portland, Maiue ; 

 2d, Dash, Irving Toniiey, Haverhill, Viass. 



Spaniels :— 1st and special prize for the best spaniel in the show 

 (silver medal, presented by Dr. F. C Plunkett), Judy, Thomas 

 J. Egan, Halifax, N. S. ; 2d, Lome, same owner. 



Cocker Spaniels :— 1st, Phil, J. P. Barnard, Jr., Boston, Mass.; 

 2d, ('barley, Charles Allen, Worcester, Mass. 



Field Spaniels :— 1st, Fonto, J. H. Maguhmeas. Lowell; 2d, 

 Brandy, ,1. ft. Sbrpard. Lowell. 



Foxhounds ;- -1st and special prize for the best, foxhound in the 

 show ('canvas shootina coat andean, presented bv 0. A. Kiohard- 

 H. Hope, Lowell ; 2d, Joker, Michael 



son, Lowell), Rough, 

 Stanton, Lowell. 

 Beagles :— 1st. HOT 



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en.: 2d, Musio, 

 ipeciaj prize fa 



Audrey,-, West 



i, Mass.; 2d, 

 ; 2d, Souib, 



,s all 

 handsome collie pup, presented by t 

 Boxford), for the best braco of bougies. 



Fox Terriers :— 1st, Gipp, Fred W. Flooh, New York; 2d, 

 Prince, same owner. 



Mastiffs :— 1st. Knap, Albert G. Porter, Draout. 



St. Bernards :— 1st, Jack, E. N. Wood, Lowell. 



Newfoundlands :— 1st, Rover, D. 0. ilalloriiu, Lowell ; 2d entry 

 of John McKenzie. Lowell. 



Shepherd Dogs as ColUos —1st, Box, J. Lindsay, Jersey City, 

 N. J.; 2d, Punch, Charles Morgan, Bordeutown, N. ' 



Collie Pupa:— 1st, Maidie, Benj. F. White, Ded 

 Lassie, same owner. 



Biul Terriers :— 1st, Silk, James Mortimer, New Yi 

 George B. Inches. Boston. 



Bull Dogs :— 1st, Blister, James Mortimer, New York ; 2d, Bon- 

 nie Buy, Beacon Kennel, Boston, Muss. 



Black and Tan Terriers:— 1st, Billy, Charles A. Andrew, West 

 Boxford, Mass. 



Skve Terriers :— 1st, withheld ; 2d, Schneider, J. F. Arlin, 

 Lowell. 



Yorkshire Terriers :— 1st, Tatters, Beacon Kennel, Boston, Mass. 



Scotch Terriers :— 1st, Pack, C. A. Andrew, West Boxford, Mass. ; 

 2d, same owner's entry. 



Dalmatian or Coach Dogs : — let, Spot, F. W. Worthc.i, .'!, i 



ford. Mh«s. 



Greyhounds :— 1st, Sharper, Beacon Kennel, Bostr 



Spitz -.-1st, withhold ; 2d. Prince, Mrs. William Ho 



Dachshunds :— 1st, Fritz, Beacon Kennel, its-ton, 



Pugs :— 1st, bitch entered by Mrs. R. W. Sargent, 1 



Miscellaneous— Setter ana Spaniel Cross .—1st, en 

 A. R. Dimou, Lowell. Trick Dog— 1st, Spauce, F. 

 Lowell. Italian Greyhound— 1st, Gvpsie. Mrs. 

 Lowell; 2d. eutr.- of ('hitrlos H. Whitehead, br. 

 Peg Peps— 1st, entries of Mi's. R. \V. Sargent, Kittoi 



A special prize for the person malum; Urn largest, t 

 tries cieufe: pup yoereuied by I. K. Fetch, Naticl 

 awarded to J. P. Barnard, Jr., Boston, Mass. 

 f colli 



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 land, Lowell. 



ittery, Maine. 

 rv of Chailes 

 E. Bobbins, 



Kate Moore, 

 nil. English 



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Bailey. Dediis 

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shells, for the 



, Dedham, Mass.. 

 wore awarded to 1 

 l". rouse; to William 

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person, was awarded to J. P. Barnard, jr., Boston, Mass. 

 The Irish setter Elcho III. was on exhibition, u.t competing. 



RRTRIEVTNG— Boston.— Mtiar Forest owl Btreatnt 1 have a 

 thoroughbred Irish setter, well broken for the held, except that 

 he will not retrieve it bird. In fact, be will net, hold anything in 



his month fM "'"■ 1 liaVt ' exhausted all my knowledge and 



patil 



do, 



ythil 



that I have ever heard of to teach him this, aud cannot do it. I 



purchased him as ho is now two and a half years old. i 



of roni eoi'tspondeiits who have had experience with these dogs 



tell me what to do with this one, or. at least,, g., ■■■.,,■ ■ ',, 



a dog's peiverseuebs in this, when he is guioif 6a icon and read; to 

 do afinosi anything else that he is told? If --.o, they will confer a 

 la voi n pon one of the constant, readers of FqheET Mi I ■ B I I 



NOIvFOOK. 



[Many dogs are spoiled for retrieving by whipping them for bit- 

 ing their birds. Mr. H. I. Terry, of Palmer, Mass., eau teach him 

 to retrieve, and we would advise yon to eormntimcate with him.] 



CORRESPONDENTS. -Our time has b >en so taken up with tbe 

 Field Trials for the last fewweek-, that wo have Mund it impossi- 

 ble to properly attend to the : ras] mta >\ ho have fiimrep. 

 this department, with their communications, and we beg their 

 kind indulgenoe for yet a little season, until we get things 

 straightened out. 



