18 THE AMATEUR TRAINER, 
on a hunting trip either with or without another 
dog, for if a shot should be fired in close proximity 
to the young aspirant, he may be so frightened as to 
become gunshy, tuck in his tail and pull straight 
away for home or to any place of imaginary safety 
close by — a fault that requires much time and the 
nicest judgment to overcome. 
NAME. 
The name to which the dog is to respond in prac¬ 
tical life should be short and of good ring. Long 
names and those that resemble some of the orders of 
the dog’s work should be avoided for obvious rea¬ 
sons. 
TO IIEEL. 
On going to and coming from the field, the dog 
should not be allowed to run at will, but be held to 
take his place invariably at heel. This is easily ac¬ 
complished by attaching a cord about five feet long 
to his plain collar, taking cord into left hand at 
about two feet from the collar; the balance of cord 
is taken into right hand and switched to right and 
left in the height of dog’s head upon starting off, giv¬ 
ing order, “Heel!” The dog may endeavor to press 
forward or tug back. The first is prevented by the 
short end of cord playing continually from side to 
side, and the latter will be impossible to a greater 
distance than about two feet, which is about the 
right place for the dog w r hen at heel. This lesson 
