26a RECREATION 
first-class dog, it is best to keep him in 
hand for retrieving only. 
There is much controversy among sports- 
men as to the merits and demerits of the 
long-haired and the short-haired dog for 
field work. Out of five dogs—two setters 
and three pointers—which I trained during 
the past season, I am still unable to choose 
between them for all-around work. They 
have all worked in the same field and I 
believe that any well-bred, sensible dog can 
be easily broken to stand and retrieve the 
same bird if properly and patiently handled. 
My dogs work almost perfectly in water or 
field, but they receive their primary lessons 
as soon as they are old enough to know 
when they are spoken to. I never use a 
whip or spike collar on a dog. If your dog 
cannot be won over to a desire to please his 
trainer, give him to a Chinaman—perhaps 
he is intended for a watch-dog. 
The accompanying set of photographic 
snap-shots are of an eight-months-old puppy 
owned by Police Sergeant Frank Northern, 
of San Diego, a typical Western sportsman. 
The first turn 
Off again 
A TYPICAL CALIFORNIA POINTER AT WORK 
The dog is one of the five mentioned above, 
and the photographs were made by Mr. 
Northern while we were shooting over her, 
the four pictures being made within a space 
of thirty minutes. No. 1 shows her first 
“‘turn”’ when the game was scented. No. 2 
is of the first point, nearly 100 yards from 
the former position. No. 3 shows her just 
after the birds were flushed, and No. 4 shows 
the second point. This puppy had been 
in the field but three times prior to the day 
mentioned, and she finished the season one 
of the best quail dogs I have ever shot over. 
I do not train dogs for profit, but it is one 
of my greatest pleasures to hunt with an 
intelligent young dog. I do not profess to 
teach the dog, but after winning his friend- 
ship and confidence I simply study his 
nature, take advantage of his characteristics, 
help him to develop them and turn them to 
profit. Bad temper and stubbornness in a 
dog ofttimes but reflects the characteristics 
of his master. Dogs are not human, ‘but I 
sometimes think they give greater returns 
for humane treatment. 

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