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by ill treatment or mischievous teasing; the latter can be 
improved by kindness and firmness. 
If a dog is angered by continuous teasing, the effects 
become permanent. Good temper does not return when 
the anger has passed away. He anticipates more unpleas- 
antness, and what may have been momentary irritation 
t at first, by repetition settles into chronic ill temper. 
Courageous dogs may display their ill temper in active 
hostility or resentment. A cowardly or timid dog may 
be ill tempered, but being deficient in courage he may 
show it only by sulking or by disobedience, etc. Ill tem- 
per in time leaves its imprint in the dog's expression and 
manner. He constantly expects trouble and when there 
is none he alertly is watching for it. All advances then, 
however honestly made by a stranger, are viewed with 
distrust and manifest disinclination to receive them. 
Friendly advances have so often concealed treacherous 
purposes that the dog is suspicious of friendliness. In 
these matters he differs not from his master, who, once 
bitten, is twice shy. 
As for ill treatment, it not only sours the dog's temper, 
but it mars his companionable qualities. He becomes 
distrustful and unsociable, and as his companionship with 
man brings him more pain than pleasure when ill tem- 
pered, the dog rarely presumes on making any friendly 
advances. 
The dog does not differ from man in seeking that which 
is pleasurable and avoiding that which is painful. Let 
life become a hardship to him, whether from overwork, 
ill treatment or an impoverished manner of living, 
and he shows the effects of these inimical conditions and 
influences of life much in the same manner as does his 
master. Under ill treatment, the doe's bestdevolopment, 
mental and physical, is checked. His confidence in his 
master, cheerfulness, contentedness, amiability, devotion 
to his master's person and interests which comes from af- 
fection for him, are all dormant or at most but indif- 
ferently in action. 
Kindness excites the more amiable traits which by 
many repetitions become habitual. A dog which natu- 
rally may be quick tempered may have his temper so culti- 
vated that it becomes good, or at least the ill temper is 
always dormant. Kindness has a wonderfully beneficent 
effect on all animals, on hone more than on the dog, the 
latter having an extraordinary responsiveness to any ap- 
peal to his affections or gratitude. 
When ill temper is developed in the dog by man there 
is an implication of ill temper in the man which of itself 
might be profitably corrected. Ill temper begets ill temper 
between man and man quite as well as between man and 
dog, and if the ill-tempered dog begets a dislike he differs 
not therein from his ill-tempered master. 
In raising dogs, and in their companionship, keep in 
mind that their good or ill temper is largely a matter of 
cultivation, and that kindness is an indispensable factor. 
Faults can be corrected and punishment administered 
when necessary without impairing the dog's good nature 
in the least, ii the master be not ill natured in his own 
methods. 
JUDGES, HANDLERS, FIELD TRIALS. 
Some suggestions have come to Forest and Stream 
recently intimating that in some vague manner the dif- 
lerences of opinion in regard to dogs, rules, methods, 
anything and everything, could be so harmonized by 
some rule or agreement or vague method of dissipating 
all dissatisfaction that harmony would reign triumphant 
and sweet music go echoing down through the canine 
vistas of the future. 
The idea has no material foundation in fact, and none 
has more illusion as a matter of fancy, for the funda- 
mental principles of a field trial as in those of all other 
competitions rest on differences of belief and differences 
of opinion. Without such differences there would be no 
competition. One man believes his dog is superior to 
other dogs; a number of other men each respectively 
believes the same of his own dogs. Here, then, is the first 
principle which actuates men to competition. 
As in all forms of competition which carry weight in 
the estimation of the world at large, there must be im- 
partial and disinterested men who arbitrate on the differ- 
ences of opinion, who give prestige and formality, the 
facts submitted being the performances of the dogs. 
Many men can recognize that they are beaten when 
superiority is shown by competitors. Many men, on the 
other hand, have such an affection for their dogs and are 
so prejudiced in their favor that they can see no in- 
feriority in them even when it palpably exists. To such 
men the judges' decisions are sure to bring dissatisfaction. 
Men differ in their mental make-up and conscientiousness 
quite as much in the dog world as in the greater world. 
There is no possible way to avoid dissatisfaction if a de- 
cision is made. These differences and dissatisfactions 
have existed from time immemorial and will exist infer- 
entially so long as men submit their differences for adju- 
dication. 
However, there may be aggravating causes aside from 
the inherent principles of the competition, and of these 
probably none is more in evidence than professional 
handlers being club members. The professional handler's 
interests are distinct from the club's mission and its in- 
terests in arranging a strictly impartial competition for 
all competitors alike. When one professional competitor 
has a voice in arranging who shall judge, what shall be 
the amount of the prizes, what rules shall govern the 
competition, where the competition shall be held, etc. , 
he has an advantage over his brother competitors who 
have not such privileges. Moreover, a professional hand- 
ler-member by his knowledge of all the inner workings 
of the club has an advantage over those who are not 
members. Some have been pleased to pervert such re- 
marks as a reflection on their social standing, a matter 
entirely foreign to the issue. It is absurd to confound 
what is equity for all with the social standing of a profes- 
sional or anyone else, One's social standing is precisely 
what one makes it, and has no reference whatever to 
what is fair between man and man in legitimate compe- 
tition at a field trial. 
Wnile there are certain first principles of equity which 
should be recognized, there are also certain financial mat- 
ters which must be correctly adjusted so that clubs will 
not be harassed with debts and deficits, 
There is no doubt but what the prize lists and expenses 
of a number of clubs have been too high, particularly so in 
recent years, since stringency in money matters set in, 
a nd canine interests suffered thereby. Considering the 
ownership of dogs in a broad public sense, it is a luxury, 
and is therefore sympathetically affected by the prosper- 
ity or otherwise of a people. When hard times force 
retrenchment, there is nothing which can more readily be 
dispensed with at the outset than the luxuries of life. 
Still, notwithstanding the changed conditions of the 
financial world as they affect canine interests, nearly the 
same rate of values in making a competition are main- 
tained. There is but little difference in entry fees now 
from what they were in the more flourishing times of 
years past. 
There is no club which can afford to pay, year in and 
year out, its current expenses and f 400 or $500 a year to 
its secretary. In exceptionally prosperous years, when 
competition is well patronized and when the membership 
list is long, the revenue may stand such a large draft on 
it, but let a bad year come, and then the heavy salary, 
combined with the other expenses, sap the financial vital- 
ity of the club. Once deficits are shown, the membership 
decreases, enthusiasm is deadened, prestige is lost, and 
generally disorganization is the end. There is no good 
reason why gentlemen should organize, guarantee purses 
out of love of a sport, etc. , on a basis which may involve 
them in financial responsibility beyond what they care to 
pay. The truly equitable policy for a club to run on is 
the sweepstake; then the parties chiefly at interest, the 
competitors, make their own competition as cheap or as 
valuable as they please. The club might give plate or 
added money, but it performs its chief mission in arrang- 
ing an impartial competition, selecting the judges, and in 
giving a prestige and standing to the competition from 
the reputation, influence and character of its members. 
Guaranteeing fixed money stakes and all the expenses in 
matters in which, be|they ever so successful, there is noth- 
ing to gain, and in which when there is a loss the mem- 
bers have to make it good, is not founded on a true basis. 
It is said that professional handlers would not support 
field trials if the prizes are not guaranteed, etc. Well, if 
they did not, whose would be the loss? The sportsman, 
the club member who pays his dues, cannot gain a penny 
for his trouble and his money. He derives no benefit 
other than the pleasure from furthering the sport he 
loves. The professional handler must support field trials, 
for they are not an incident of his business, they are the 
life of it on the basis of high prices for training. All the 
sweepstakes run by clubs have kept the latter out of 
financial embarrassment. 
The love of the dog is fully as strong as it ever was. It 
is broader and more general. However general conditions 
have changed while particular conditions pertaining to 
dogs have changed but little, the love of the dog is still as 
strong as ever. 
But for to expect that at any time the views of judges, 
handlers, owners, club members and the public will be 
all alike and satisfactory is to cherish an illusion and ex- 
pect the impossible. It is better to correct the real evils 
which have been many times pointed out in the columns 
of Forest and Stream than to indulge in any dream of 
universal peace and brotherhood of interests which are 
inherently in opposition. 
The problem is not to change the fundamental princi- 
ples of the competition, but to keep each interest distinct 
by itself, so that no one element is judge, jury and chief 
proprietor all at the same time. Then place the competi- 
tion on a financial basis fitting with a club's mission, 
equitable to all the parties at interest, and make it at least 
in part a sport instead of a hustle for the dollars. 
Wolf Hunting in Dakota. 
Jamestown, N. D.— Editor Forest and Stream: Pos- 
sibly you would like to publish a true wolf hunt had by 
me recently. 
About a week before our hunt we determined to con- 
centrate the wolves on the Trimble farm, fifteen miles 
southwest of Jamestown, and accordingly left a horse on 
the open prairie just south of the Trimble farmhouse. 
The unsuspecting horse was led to a point where we 
thought the wolves would most enjoy him, and then 
given a leaden pill which killed him. A few days after 
rumors came to me that the wolves had "caught on" and 
were having a genuine banquet. 
On the morning of Jan. 8 my brother, W. O. Da Puy, 
of Bismarck, and I loaded on our wagon four Russian 
wolfhounds and started for the scene. We arrived at the 
Trimble homestead at 10:30 A. M., and immediately, ac- 
companied by Charlie Austin, on horseback, we let out 
the dogs and drove slowly to where the horse was lying 
in state. In the meantime, Castle, who runs the Trimble 
farm and wolf pasture, had perched himself on the tall 
horse stable to see the fun. Just as we came to the small 
knoll in front of the dead horse, Austin said, "There's a 
wolf." Not 100yds. off was a big ugly gray wolf going as 
fast as he could away from us. 
"Sic 'em! sic 'em! ' and away our horses sped and the 
hounds fairly flew. My brother and I in the wagon, with 
both horses on a full run, only touched ground once in a 
while, just to know we were on earth. Over old plowing 
and snowdrifts we galloped, but this race we knew would 
soon be ended, for already the leading dog had turned the 
wolf over. Mr. Wolf got up and started to run again, but 
this time two hounds tackled him and he rolled again; up 
he got again and started on his last run, for some three 
hounds had him, and then the fourth took a bite and then 
it was simply chew, chew, chew! and Mr. Wolf, weighing 
601bs., lay dead at our feet. We let the puffiag horses 
breathe and allowed the dogs to have a snow lunch and 
stretch themselves out for a brief rest, then we loaded the 
corpse on the wagon and started for more wolves to kill. 
We had gone about a quarter of a mile when "Sic 'em! 
sic 'em! sic 'em!" Anotner wolf was sighted. Away we 
went again, but this time the race was too shore, for in 
five minutes the wolf had joined his mate and was 
thrown into the wagon. 
We clucked to our horses again and slowly drove over 
the prairie. Some half a mile off, on a side hill, a wolf, 
sitting up and looking like a giraffe, was seen. Away 
we went. At first the wolf seemed paralyzed, for he did 
not move while we were going the first 40 rods. Castle, 
looking from the top of the stable, said with the snow 
flying 50ft. in the air, completely enveloping the horses 
and wagon, we looked more like a moving cloud than a 
set of hunters, and it was that appearance no doubt which 
deceived the wolf. Mr. Wolf soon sailed away in his 
rolling motion, ducking down through every little coulee 
he could find. The distance from us and his speed made 
us despair at first of ever getting him. On we went rap- 
idly;' bangety -bang and rub-a-dub dub went the wagon 
over the ice and frozen ground, and clickety-clack went 
the horses' hind shoes against the tires of the front wheel. 
The dogs were over the knoll away ahead of us. Soon 
we saw the wolf coming over a hill toward us. We knew 
the dogs had turned him. Immediately the dogs came 
over the hill too, and then a roll, a tumble and occasion- 
ally a yelp, when the wolf would clip a dog, and then all 
was over. Wolf No. 3 was laid in the wagon. On look- 
ing at our watches we read 11:20, and saw that we had 
been just fifty minutes in killing the three wolves. On 
examining our wagon we saw that the rear spring was a 
wreck and that during the last chase the wagon box was 
resting directly on the axle, which fact accounted for 
some of the noise we made. We all voted this the best 
wolf hunt we ever had, and I doubt if the record can be 
beaten. Dr, R. G. DePuy. 
Pointer Club Meeting. 
A meeting of the board of directors of the Pointer 
Club was held April 4— the first held by the new board — 
and the amount of interesting business transacted speaks 
well for the future of the club and the pointer. 
The members present were Messrs. Anthony, Lewis, 
Jarvis, Sutton and Webster. The application of the Phil- 
adelphia K>nnel Club for specials was considered favora- 
bly, and $20 was donated— $10 each to the best pointer 
dog and bitch exhibited and owned by a member of the 
Pointer Club, 
The officers have been doing yeoman's service very 
quietly, and as a result of their labor felt justified in 
recommending the holding of a field trial, and stated 
that a full guarantee subscription fund had been raised, 
and that the stakes arranged for would at last enable 
pointer breeders of the world to demonstrate just where 
the pointer belongs in field work. The stakes decided 
upon will be generous in purses and four in number, as 
follows: A members' stake, open to members only, a cup; 
a Derby stake, open to all pointers and setters, first, sec- 
ond and third moneys; an all-age ptake, open to all point- 
ers and setters, first, second and third moneys; a cham- 
pion stake, open to all pointers and setters, a cup. 
The trials will be held in North Carolina in December, 
the date and location of the grounds to be made public 
later. 
A committee was appointed by the board, consisting of 
the president, vice-president and secretary, which will 
have charge of the events and arrange all the details, 
It was resolved that the board hold regular quarterly 
meetings hereafter, to be held on the first Wednesday of 
the months of April, June, August and November, at 7.30 
P. M. 
It was also resolved that the club give an annual din- 
ner, the event to take place during the week of the 
Westminster Kennel Club show. 
A list of candidates for membership was submitted and 
the following persons duly elected: Messrs C. H. Odell, 
W. H. Rx>t and W. Gould Brokaw, New York; George 
N. Clemson and Wm. H. McQuoid, Middletown, N. Y, ; 
R, A. Fairbairn, Westfield, N. J.; C. L. Wright and R. J. 
Richardson, Plainfield, N. J.; C. G. Stoddart, Dayton, O.; 
Thomas Blyth, Madera, Pa.; W. E, Sperling, N-w Bruns- 
wick, N. J.; C. E. Davies, Boston, Mass.; H, P. Darteh, 
Goldsboro. N. C. 
Mr. C. H. Odell was elected a member of the board -of 
governors. F. S. Webster, Secretary. 
English Setter Type Tand Breeding. 
Winnipeg, Man.— Editor Forest and Stream: Mr. P. 
H. Bryson, the judge at the late St. Louis bench show, 
writes to the press lamenting the fact that the English 
setter is losing all typical characteristics. 
This is brought about by indiscriminate breeding by 
those who imagine they know more than nature, and who 
are misled with the idea that they are nature's sculptors, 
and who think that by selecting the clay they can mould 
a typical form. They reason it out on the same principle 
as the individual who wanted to raise poultry and keep 
a trim garden. His idea was that if he crossed a sh rct- 
1 egged Dorking on a long-legged Langshan the result 
would produce a fowl with one long leg and one snort 
one, sothat no matter which leg it stood on it would be a 
physical impossibility to scratch up his garden. Unfor- 
tunately with the dog breeder, when he has produced his 
caricature, and having failed to produce a specimen to 
fit the type, he then advocates the adoption of a standard 
to fit his production, whieh is about as typical as the so- 
called Chesapeake, 
Experienced breeders know that you cannot produce 
with certainty — as these dog sculptors claim — say a typi- 
cal-headed dog by breeding a heavy-skulled specimen to 
one with a head and nose so narrow and pointed that, 
Mr. Bryson says, they can drink out of a bottle. It is 
ancient history to know that good ones are usually pro- 
duced by what is most aptly termed a "nick," or some 
particular sire or dam that has character, which they 
transmit to all their offspring. 
Personally I would sacrifice type for field ability, yet I 
experience a good deal of pleasure in experimenting for 
a happy nick, and candidly admit that my beau ideal field 
dog is a great disappointment to me if he happens to be 
ill-shaped, and would be correspondingly pleasurable 
were he typical. 
But I hope if I am not successful in breeding a dog of 
typical form that I shall not try and cry down judges who 
for a quarter of a century have consistently and boldly 
stood up for type notwithstanding the sneers and adverse 
criticisms of those who were trying to gi-ind their own 
axe, and whose idea of type is largely based on pedigree- 
Yes, Mr. Bryson is quite right when he says "it is time 
to call a halt," and that we should try and produce some- 
thing that will look a little bit like dog and less like you 
would expect from the progeny of a greyhound, a pug 
and a fox. Thos. Johnson. 
From Cape Town, South Africa, comes to us the Aft iean 
Field, a journal devoted to agriculture, horses, dogs, 
poultry, pigeons and general sport. ' Its letterpress and 
artistic features show the guiding band of a master. 
From the amount of interesting matter embodied in its 
twenty-four pages, there must be extraordinary action in 
South African civilization, contrary to the general belief 
that it is Btill a land of savagery. The African Field has 
much the artistic appearance of a journal published in 
the cities of older civilization. Its merit entitles it to the 
success of the truly deserving. 
