92 THE AMATEUR TRAINER. 
has refused to go in voluntarily to order ; this would 
only create watershyness and complicate matters. 
Procure a wild duck of the smaller species, (for 
instance a teal), which stow away in the shooting 
coat; take the dog to a clear pond (a running 
stream is not suitable) with very gradual descend¬ 
ing shores, walk into water with dog at heel not 
beyond a depth of less than knee deep; after 
having accustomed the dog to the water, return to 
within about ten feet of shore, produce the duck 
to have the dog grasp it in usual manner from the 
hand. After a few repetitions, toss the duck on the 
dry shore , and have it retrieved ; then toss again just 
to edge of water, so the duck may partly be wetted 
from where it is now to be fetched, and continue the 
maneuver in such a way that the dog is eventually 
compelled to pick up in water a few inches deep. 
Perhaps the dog will refuse to fetch the duck when 
fully in water, and in this case obedience must be 
enforced by means of collar. Advance cautiously 
with the lesson, and avoid undue haste; by pro¬ 
ceeding gradually the difficulty will be overcome 
quickest. If the duck is nicely retrieved from the 
water up to six inches deep, (insist upon a square, 
central, body hold, and never tolerate taking hold 
of tip of wing, small wift of feathers, the neck or 
head, etc.,) then gradually toss out a little farther, 
but not yet to a depth where it becomes necessary 
for the dog to swim. 
