Part 27 (1/2)

INITIATORY LESSONS OUT OF DOORS. TRICKS.

110. Lessons in Country Walks.

111. ”Instruction in quartering;” hunted where least likely to find Game; taught while young. In Note, b.i.t.c.h shot over when seven months old.

112. If unreasonably long before taking to hunting, the remedy.

113. Utility of Initiatory Lessons; taught without punis.h.i.+ng.

114. Self-confidence of timid Dogs increased.

115. The more Dogs learn, the more readily they learn.

116. Two superior Dogs better than half-a-dozen of the ordinary sort; Action of Dogs; their Feet; Loins; dash of Foxhound gives endurance; cross with Bull hunts with nose too low; Reliefs desirable; best Dog reserved for evening.

117. Memorandum, never to ride through gate with gun athwart-s.h.i.+p; instance of Dog's behaving admirably the first day shown Game.

118. Proves the value of Initiatory Lessons.

119. Summary of knowledge imparted by them.

120. Why to signal with _right_ hand.

121. _One_ word only of command; dogs attend to the general _Sound_, not to the several _Words_.

122. Names of Dogs not to end in ”O;” to be easily called; to be dissimilar.

123. ”Drop” better word of command than ”Down;” use words of command least likely to be employed by others; when purchasing a Dog ascertain what words he is accustomed to.

CHAPTER VI--537.

FIRST LESSON IN AUTUMN COMMENCED. RANGING.

124. Regular Breakers make Dogs ”point” paired Birds in Spring, tends to Blinking.

125. Better not to see Game until shot over; taken out alone on a fine day in Autumn.

126. Perpetually whistling to animate Dogs, injudicious.

127. Beat largest fields, and where least likely to find Game.

128. Commence from leeward; scent bad in a calm or gale.

129 to 133. Instructions in ”ranging.”

134. Kept from hedge; Range greater on moors than stubble.

135. Distance between Parallels dependent on tenderness of nose.