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In Writing 
TRAINING A POINTER 
IMPORTANT STEPS IN DEVELOPING THE NATURAL 
APTITUDE OF FISHEL’S FRANK’S GRANDSON 
By G. F. HAMILTON 
HE Kid finally ar- 
rived, but not till I 
had met half a dozen 
trains and telephoned 
the express office sev- 
eral times to ask if 
he had come. He had 
traveled from Minne- 
sota to New York, a 
distance of over one 
thousand miles, arriv- 
ing in fine condition, 
yet very glad to get 
out of his crate. His pedigree, which 
arrived several days before him, showed 
his grandsire to be no less a shining light 
than that grand old pointer Fishel’s 
Frank. Would the pup be equal to his 
breeding ? Although not an authority on 
dogs, I know how I want a pointer to 
look. While inspecting this three- 
months-old pup, I -decided there were 
only two things about him that did not 
exactly suit me. His eyes were a little 
light and he had too much liver color. 
However I was pretty well satisfied that 
when developed he would be a good 
specimen. Then and there he wasi chris- 
tened Fishel’s Frank’s Grandkid, hoping 
it would have a good influence over him. 
The Kid found a fine new kennel with 
plenty of room and a good straw bed. 
Either he was very tired or on his good 
behavior because he laid down and re- 
mained quiet all night. 
For a week I just made friends with 
him, feeding him myself, and two or 
three times a day letting him loose from 
his chain for exercise. At the end of 
that time I decided his development 
should start. 
I figured the first lesson should be 
teaching him to follow me. A sash cord 
with a ring fastened at one end and an- 
other ring about a foot from the first 
ring makes a fine lead. When pulled by 
the handler, the cord tightens about the 
dog’s neck, loosening as soon as a little ! 
slack is given. The Kid showed good 
judgment, following along pretty well. 
Of course eve^ once in a while he 
would lag behind or jump ahead, but 
a slight jerk on the cord would bring 
him to his place, when the cord would 
become slack again. This lesson was 
merely to teach him to come to me in 
answer to the order “Come On.” After 
practising this lesson three different I 
times, I started out with the rope in my ; 
pocket. The Kid followed until we came 
to a cross street, where he evidently was 
frightened, as he went for home at a 
three-minute clip. He payed no attention 
to my command “Come On” or to my 
coaxing, so I went home after him. In 
the next half hour I taught him what 
“Come On” meant — a lesson he never 
forgot. I found him in his kennel, put 
the rope on him and with a quick jerk , 
ordered “Come On.” He did not move. 
The second time I jerked a little harder, 
and the third time still harder. At the 
third command and pull on the cord he 
came, and we went again to the cross 
street and beyond it. If he hung back 
now or showed signs of going home 
again, the order “Come On” and only a 
slight jerk on the cord would fetch him, , 
as he had learned at the kennel that . 
every successive jerk was a little harder. 
We covered the samel course three times 
before he came 'willingly. Then I tried 
him with the rope dragging. He fol- j 
lowed for about one hundred feet, then , 
suddenly reversed his course, but I suc- 
ceeded in stepping on the dragging rope, 
bringing him up short. As he reached 
the' end of the rope I ordered “Come 
On.” He came, but soon tried to go 
home again, when I repeated my stop- 
ping procedure. After three attempts at 
different times, he gave up and followed. 
Before wm quit we went over this same ' 
course three times with the rope in my 
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