106 THE AMATEUR TRAINER, 
of his reach ; a very small hit is taken and handed 
the dog to still more sharpen his appetite. The pan 
is left sitting, hut the trainer now retreats in a slow, 
careless way to about fifty yards from kennel, in¬ 
serts and fires a very light load from gun in an op¬ 
posite direction from dog, not looking around at him, 
as if the shooting was not intended for the dog’s 
benefit, etc. ; fire four or five of the squibs, then re¬ 
turn to dog on a circuitous route, with gun on 
arm; speak pleasantly in the usual tone; hand the 
dog a little larger piece to eat; handle the gun pro¬ 
miscuously, without ever eyeing him during the 
maneuver; then again step off in a roundabout way 
to about the former distance in a different direction, 
and again fire a few shots, which may be a little 
heavier loaded, in slow succession. Upon returning 
in former manner, leave the gun resting on arm, 
take up pan with dog’s feed and act as if he were to 
get the full contents set befor him, but move off a 
little again and only hand him a good mouthful, 
set down the pan out of the dog’s reach; go out a 
shorter distance than before and fire a few shots. 
All the while the dog will tug at his chain, paw and 
scratch, in the endeavor to reach the pan contain¬ 
ing such an inviting supply of eatables, and will 
give the noise little or no attention. Again come 
up and hand the dog a few bits, then walk off to¬ 
wards the house, taking the pan along, setting 
same down near the door, and begin a regular 
musket drill. The dog will eagerly watch his pan 
