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HOW TO RAISE THE IRISH SETTER PUPPY 
O UT on the edge of the prairie chicken 
country—at Freemont, Nebraska— 
there lives a man of generous pro¬ 
portions named Otto Pohl, who is one of 
the keenest admirers of the Irish setter 
that this country has ever known. He 
owns a number of dogs of this breed which 
are as good looking as any sportsman 
could desire. They have won repeatedly 
at bench shows and their owner is making 
a resolute attempt to place them in the top 
flight at held trials. Fortunately Mr. Pohl 
is in a position to give his dogs a great 
deal of field work. And they show the re¬ 
sults of it, for two or three of them have 
attracted attention at field trials and have 
gone into the second series. 
His interest in the breed is so keen that 
anything he says about them is received 
with interest by sportsmen all over the 
country. Following are his instructions 
for raising a puppy: 
As soon as you receive him from the 
express company, don’t give him a bath if 
he is soiled; let it dry and it will brush off. 
Tempt him with fresh water and some¬ 
thing to eat, as ninety-nine chances out of 
a hundred he has not had a bite on the 
road. Let him run and play for at least 
half an hour, then you may start with him 
on his life’s journey. 
Feed? At least three meals a day and a 
variation of food. I cook a bone with 
oatmeal, baked corn meal, boiled rice, milk, 
scraps from the table, soaked-up dog 
cakes; and once in a while he got a raw 
bone, say once or twice a week. At the 
age of four months I only feed twice a 
day, morning and night; and when they 
reach six months I start in only feeding 
once a day and that is at night, but in this 
case be sure and give enough. 
When they are in the field and hard at 
work they should have a small feed in the 
morning and a good feed at night. I don’t 
believe in feeding raw cereals, such as 
corn meal, oatmeal, bran, or shorts with¬ 
out boiling and cooking them well with 
meat. Always remember the dog belongs 
to the wolf family and he wants meat. 
Don’t think just because your dog is poor 
without food, that he can run all day. A 
dog should not be fat, but he should be 
thin in the sense that he is worked down 
to where the muscles show, on enongh food 
to make him strong. 
I lay my success with Irish setters to 
the condition I keep them in, and this con¬ 
dition is due to proper feeding. Keep 
your dog in good 'condition, and his coat 
will be like that of no other breed. To do 
it, you have got to feed him properly, ex¬ 
ercise him, and brush and comb him. 
A lot of handlers claim the Irish setter 
is bull headed, stubborn. I differ with 
them. I have owned, raised and bred a 
great number of Irish setters for thirty- 
two years, and have yet to find the first 
one that I owned and broke to be hard 
headed. Remember, he was properly 
named “Irish.” Beat or abuse him, and 
he will come back at you. He has a mind 
of his own, and kindness and affection will 
do more than a beating. Now don’t mis¬ 
understand me. I believe that an Irish 
setter should be punished, but I believe in 
correction at the right time and only when 
you are positive the dog knows what you 
want. The main thing is to make your 
Irish setter know what you want, then he 
is yours. 
The best luck I have had in house-break¬ 
ing a dog, if he is not clean at night, is 
by chaining him in his bed with a chain 
not over twelve inches long for one, two 
or three weeks, leaving him out at night 
before you chain him and at once putting 
him out in the morning when you leave 
him loose. In the day time punish him if 
he is caught in the act. 
Training is the subject perhaps that is 
the hardest of all to write upon, and I will 
admit I am at a loss to give a definite 
course to follow. Dogs are like the hu¬ 
man family; there are no two alike. One 
dog has one disposition, and the next dog 
one entirely different. 
