STEADYING TO SHOT 95 
for which I am indebted to a friend from 
Kansas City, who says: 
I am sending you herewith some of the kodaks 
just taken by a trainer who is specializing by hand¬ 
ling only a limited string of shooting dogs. 
I believe I told you about the 65-pound pointer 
bitch which he uses as an assistant instructor, and 
which he has trained to handle another dog coupled 
to her collar. He uses a choke collar on the pupil, 
when necessary, and has a short steel chain coupler, 
with a swivel in the center, and a swivel snap on each 
end to attach to collars. A pup inclined to be bird- 
shy, gun-shy, or not steady, is coupled to this big 
pointer, which is strong enough to hold almost any 
dog. The pup can’t leave—has to stay and see the 
show, and a few lessons are all he needs before 
he becomes interested and works on his own initia¬ 
tive. 
In the pictures, the larger bitch is the “instructor.” 
The smaller one was gun-shy and bird-shy—had 
good range and speed, but used it only on rabbits. 
She is shown in the picture coupled to Queen, and 
later pointing and backing after five lessons from 
Queen, the instructor. 
Returning now to the breaking of Byrd, 
that quail trip gave rise to another weak- 
