CHAPTER IV 
Home Training for the Shooting Beagle 
T^ 7 HILE frequent opinions are expressed to the 
* " contrary, the beagle which gives the most 
satisfaction on the hunting field is the one which 
is broken to obey the ordinary commands that any 
well behaved dog, he he pointer, setter, Airedale 
or hound, is expected to understand. The beginner 
may easily teach these accomplishments, if he begins 
properly, and uses judgment and a level head, for 
it is not such a great trick to train your dog, pro¬ 
vided you are temperamentally fitted for it. 
Some are under the impression that no training 
is necessary other than doing the actual work in 
the field, but a beagle should know when to come 
when called, he should remain at heel when told to 
do so, and he should be taught to “stay put” when 
traveling back and forth to the field in a vehicle 
or automobile; provided he is not shut up in his 
crate, and a well trained beagle, one that is made 
the companion of his master, needs no crate to take 
him to and from the hunting grounds, nor even a 
lead to hold him in check. The fact that your beagle 
has been educated in these finer points need not 
deter you from entering him in field trials, assum¬ 
ing he has the other qualities. 
There was a time when we saw little training 
among pointers and setters at field trials, but of late 
years handlers have discovered that they get much 
farther by breaking their dogs; and in thus finishing 
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