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FOREST AND STREAM 
June, 1920 
BOOK 
OF THE 
SMALL MOUTHED BASS 
BY 
Prof. W. J. Loudon 
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Based on many years observation and study 
of both small and large mouthed bass. This 
work describes in full detail the life and 
habits of this ever game fish. It tells where 
when and how to catch them. The bait and 
tackle to be used — as well as how to keep 
and cook them. 
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FOREST and STREAM 9 N .Ta4 0 Y, h N S y: 
TRAINING THE 
PUPPY 
(continued from paces 314) 
a dog should not be allowed to retrieve 
until after his first year in the field. 
First, he must be obedient and staunch 
and we would not allow our puppy to 
fetch a bird his first season. 
The puppy should be taught to charge 
and made to stay where he drops and 
allow you to walk away, even out of 
sight. While teaching your pupil to 
charge, no other commands should be 
given, in other words, teach him one 
thing at a time. Don’t make the pe- 
riods of each lesson too long and always 
follow each lesson with a play spell. 
Teach the puppy to “come in” and “go 
on” and make him obey instantly. Use 
a long rope attached to collar and at 
the word pull him in quickly, hand over 
hand, until he comes of his own accord, 
then release him. In other words, allow 
the puppy his full liberty, using your 
own common sense and asking him to 
exercise his own individuality, which 
you direct in the every day work. 
Incessant blowing of whistle, all sorts 
of commands, force collars and whips are 
very much out of place in the system. 
Not that we expect the pupil to become 
perfectly broken without the use of col- 
lar or whips — but we believe that they 
only should be used when you are cer- 
tain in your own mind that the act he 
refuses to perform is one that he knows 
and refuses through wilfulness. Having 
received the youngster early in the 
spring you should have him perfectly 
under control — nicely house and yard 
broken by the opening of the gunning 
season. He should know the eoanmands 
“come in,” “go on,” what the whistle 
means, be thoroughly house and auto 
broken, know enough to be silent any- 
where, to drop instantly anywhere, know 
a gun and not be afraid of it — i» fact — 
be ready for the field and if you have 
done your work well the field training 
will simply be an incident i» ttie full 
training of the dog. 
W E have not attempted to elaborate 
on the details of each step. How 
the dog should be taught to drop 
and heel, etc., as there are many books 
on the subject all of which very well and 
minutely describe each operation. We 
more particularly are attempting to show 
the amateur how the puppy ean be made 
to acquire these accomplishments him- 
self, by constant association with his 
master. We bring up our children to 
learn most of the things of life without 
our having to use force. They sit, eat 
at table, dress and undress and house- 
break themselves, yet, if we chained them 
up or confined them most of their young 
lives, would they acquire these results 
almost without our knowing when they 
were learned? This is common sense — 
Why not apply it to our dogs? 
