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swim the stream to perform yourself what 
the dog should do. A dog is not well 
broken unless he will put up his birds at 
the order; do not, however, allow a young¬ 
ster to start his birds until the second sea¬ 
son. The first year’s training should be 
devoted to the sole idea of staunchness. 
The sportsman will find himself well re¬ 
paid by a dog’s behavior on birds by in¬ 
sisting upon it alone the first season. 
Throughout these lessons no mention is 
made of the whip, not because it is not 
used, but rather because it is too fre- 
quehtly resorted to by most men. The 
whip is a dangerous instrument and a good 
breaker uses it but sparingly. One of the 
first things the amateur breaker should 
learn is that the worst way to get an idea 
into a dog’s head is to try and whip it in. 
One of the most successful breakers I 
have ever known said: “Years ago I was 
no wiser than the rest; but fortunately 
both for myself and my dogs I soon 
learned that the whip was my worst en¬ 
emy. While I used it I never had a well 
broken dog, and, more than this, I can say 
that I have never seen one thus trained 
which was not either cowed in spirit, or 
made a sulky, negligent worker. The great 
secret of perfect breaking is to teach 
the dog that you are his master, and at 
the same time to so stimualte both his love 
for sport and his love for you so that 
whether in or out of the field he is con¬ 
stantly studying your wants, and finding 
his greatest pleasure in ministering to them. 
A breaker need never expect to bring out 
a dog’s full capacity for good work if, 
instead of awakening his sympathy, he un¬ 
reasonably and unmercifully thrashes him 
for every trivial fault, upon the principle 
of ‘showing him who is master.’ Yet so 
tenacious are some men of their dignity 
that they assert it by lashing their dogs, 
and so are served, if served at all, with the 
heartless work of a slave, rather than the 
cheerful service of a sympathizing friend.” 
Colonel Hutchinson, in his able treatise 
on breaking, strongly recommends the use 
of the check cord, and though satisfied that 
as a whole his system is much more com¬ 
plicated than it need be, years since I 
learned to agree with him fully in his opin¬ 
ion of the cord, and consider it now, with 
its different methods of application, by 
long odds more convenient and effectual 
than the whip, either to assert or maintain 
control of even the most wilful animal. I 
have already explained how I use the cord, 
and now it only remains for me to show 
why I object to the whip generally in 
breaking, and to give cases when I deem 
it necessary. 
I object to the whip because at best there 
are few men cool enough to use it prop¬ 
erly. It is too handy, and in a moment 
of passion the pup is so severely punished 
that, instead of understanding that he has 
done wrong, he becomes frightened by the 
pain and the violent manner of his master, 
attempts to escape, and if successful is 
often ever after a confirmed runaway. 
Again, I am satisfied that it effects noth¬ 
ing which the cord will not do better and 
without any danger. I have seen many 
naturally fine young dogs utterly ruined 
by a single injudicious thrashing, and I 
have yet to note the first case where the 
cord has done harm, even in the hands 
of a clumsy operator. 
THE KENNEL MART 
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WHITE HAIRED POINTING GRIFFONS 
One litter whelped May 10, 1917, by Marquis 
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head of the Griffons in the U. S. today, they 
both possessing more than ordinary type. Mar¬ 
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New York winning with ease over Champions 
slated for honors. Homere’s Trap is recognized 
by sportsmen as the leading Grouse dog in this 
Country. These puppies will be sold only to 
men who will develop them as field dogs, price 
$100, up. Two choice hitches one 22 Months 
old Sired by Crappau $200, and one Sired by 
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Registered Field Dog Stud Book 
VINTON W. MASON, Proprietor 
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And How to Feed 
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