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whistle and wave of hand, which are observed 
equally well at long range by him. A change in 
course by handler is quickly noticed by the dog, 
and he will suit his movements to that direction if 
attention is called by whistle and signal. 
RETRIEVING FROM WATER. 
A sportsman having but one dog should have 
this one trained to retrieve equally well from land 
and water. After a dog has been brought up sys¬ 
tematically by the foregoing methods,’there will be 
no special difficulty in making him a first-class re¬ 
triever from water, so far as his natural capabilities 
will permit. If a sportsman relies entirely upon 
water-fowl for his shooting, then he should procure 
a dog especially adapted for work in water, such as 
the Water Spaniel, Chesapeake Bay Dog, etc. The 
dog under consideration is designed to be of service 
to his master in an all-round way. Owing to the 
heavy coat of the Setter, he fills the place of re¬ 
triever from wmter admirably, while the Pointer can 
be used in water only at a moderate temperature, if 
permanent injury is to be avoided. While not es¬ 
pecially difficult to perfect the dog at this stage in 
retrieving from water, it will be necessary to pro¬ 
ceed w T ith proper care and forethought. The dog 
must not be expected to take to water business-like 
without special training, nor should he be picked up 
and thrown into deep water to fetch an object, if he 
