FACTS AND ANECDOTES in 
he had decided to solve the problem by get¬ 
ting rid of the chickens. 
In breaking a bird dog—or in fact in any 
other sort of work with a dog—you will 
every now and then be startled by circum¬ 
stances that prove the truth of my oft-re¬ 
peated assertion that “They think too.” 
Circumstances make such a difference in how 
dogs act. For instance, there was the Sun¬ 
day afternoon when I was all dressed up 
like a new church with no place to go, and 
took a stroll over the County Club Golf 
Course. Byrd went along, as she usually 
did. It was a very cold January day 
and no golf was being played. All of a 
sudden the little dog lifted that wonderful 
nose of hers and took a whiff at the atmos¬ 
phere. A few minutes later she froze on 
point. 
It didn’t appear to be a likely place for 
birds, so close to the golf course, and not 
very good cover either, so I didn’t pay much 
attention to her. I thought she was probably 
pointing half in play, and started to walk 
right on without recognition of her stand. 
My surprise can better be imagined than 
