56 BREAKING A BIRD DOG 
so in a measure I was handicapped. After advising 
them of this and proving to them that a bird dog 
should be broken on chickens first and quail after¬ 
wards, they followed the suggestion in future and 
had no trouble. 
I do not recollect who came out with the first in¬ 
stallment of the Dakota Hunting Club, but there 
was Jim Crane, Frank Patterson, Dr. Goodhue, 
Judge Winters and Britt Brown that I know of, and 
I think Charlie Williams also. 
Wishing you success in the handling of your ken¬ 
nels and congratulating you on the delightful man¬ 
ner in which you have placed the methods of dog 
training before the public in your book, I am, 
Yours very truly, 
Robert L. Bruen. 
