THE AMATEUR TRAINER. 
93 
THE JACK SXIPE. 
In shooting jack snipe, the dog is usually kept 
at heel, and he only comes into service as a retriever, 
because but few dogs have a sufficiently keen nose 
to enable them to scent and point this species of 
game, or, perhaps, from lack of attraction for the 
dog, the snipe is not generally hunted by him. 
If at this stage, snipes may be shot, the dog will 
have ample practice in retrieving transgressory 
from land to water. Give the dog abundance of 
work in retrieving from marsh and shallow water, 
until he becomes quite indifferent to the splashing 
and flopping of crippled birds in water, till he 
boldly grasps as if on land. 
THE HOG TO SWIM. 
A dog is expected to fetch from deep water, and 
must be taught to do so in a like manner as from 
shallow water. Generally the dog’s ambition leads 
him forward to retrieve from deep water without 
compulsion, but should he merely swim out to dead 
bird, fail to grasp the same, and return without it, 
then the collar must come into use. Wade out into 
water knee deep, have a cord about fifteen feet long 
attached to collar, toss a bird ahead into a little 
deeper water, and force prompt fetching by getting 
dog out with more or less severe jerks, and by 
giving order, “Fetch!” sharply with each jerk, 
then return to place of starting and again toss bird, 
