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the dog. The dog is usually taken into the wagon 
in going to and from the hunting grounds ; but may 
also be afoot and attacked by all curs bounding out 
from every farm-house, giving him a hard time 
fighting his way through; in that case it becomes 
the sportsman’s duty to come to the rescue of his 
dog. Usually a dog directs its assault to the other’s 
neck, and if the collar has been reversed no great 
harm need be apprehended, because the outward 
extending barbs serve as an armor to the bearer, 
and the snapping cur will inflict on himself a severe 
punishment by closing down upon them. The same 
precaution may be taken in a city while the dog is 
being allowed to accompany his master through the 
streets, where the dog is subject to constant assault 
by loitering brutes. 
RECALLING FROM POINT. 
As a rule, the dog is not to be balked in any way 
that would tend to confuse him, or to counteract 
speed in fulfilling any order promptly. It may 
occur at times that the dog finds and comes to point 
in a place such as the proximity to a house, on for¬ 
bidden grounds, an undersirable place to commence 
shooting, or that the particular birds found are to 
be saved for a future time, etc., where no shooting 
is to be indulged in, hence the dog must be recalled 
from point. 
If the foregoing instructions have been followed, 
this can be effected without difficulty; but should 
