CHAPTER II.—470.
INITIATORY LESSONS WITHIN DOORS. SHOOTING PONIES.
[13]. One Instructor better than two. [14]. Age at which Education commences. In-door breaking for hours, better than Out-door breaking for weeks. [15]. To obey all necessary Words of Command, and all Signals, before shown Game. [16]. Unreasonableness of not always giving Initiatory Lessons—leads to Punishment—thence to Blinking. [17]. Dog to be your constant Companion, not another's. [18], 19, 20. Instruct when alone with him. Initiatory Lessons in his Whistle—in "Dead"—"Toho"—"On." [21]. All Commands and Whistling to be given in a low tone. [22] to 25. Lessons in "Drop."—Head between fore-legs—Setters crouch more than Pointers. [26]. Slovenly to employ right Arm both for "Drop" and "Toho." [27]. Lessons in "Down-charge."—Taught at Pigeon-match—Rewards taken from Hand. [27]. Cavalry Horses fed at discharge of Pistol—Same plan pursued with Dogs. [28]. Dog unusually Timid to be coupled to another. [29]. Lessons at Feeding Time, with Checkcords.
CHAPTER III.—480.
INITIATORY LESSONS CONTINUED. SPANIELS.
[30], 31. Initiatory Lessons in "Dead" and "Seek," continued. [32]. In Signals to hunt to the "right"—"left"—"forward." [33]. In the "Beckon." Woodcock Shooting in America. [34]. In looking to you for instructions. [35]. In "Care." [36]. Always give a reward. [37]. In "Up"—saves using Puzzle-peg. [38]. Dog to carry Nose high. [39]. Initiatory Lesson in "Footing a scent". [40]. In "Heel." [41]. In "Gone" or "Away." [42]. In "Fence" or "Ware-fence." [43]. "No" a better word than "Ware." [44]. Accustomed to couples. [45]. Initiatory Lesson in-doors with a Companion—when one "drops," the other to "drop." [46]. Makes "Backing" quickly understood. [47]. Initiatory Lessons with a Companion in the Fields. [48]. Initiatory Lessons save time—make Dogs fond of Hunting. [49]. Checkcord described. Wildest Dogs possess most energy. [50]. Advantages of Checkcord explained. Spaniels broken in by it. [51]. Lad to act as Whipper-in. [52]. Retriever that acted as Whipper-in. [53]. Jealousy made him act the part. Might be taught to Retrieve. [54]. Instead of "down charge," coming to "heel." [55]. As Puppies kept close to you, not to "self-hunt"—"broke" from hare. [56]. Blacksmith straps Horse's Leg above Hock—Dog's similarly confined—Shot-belt round the necks of wildest. [57]. Hunted in Gorse. [58]. Age when shown Game. Example of good Spaniels advantageous. [59]. Perfected in "Drop"—taught to "seek dead"—to "fetch"—entered at Hedge-rows and lightest Covers. Bells to Collars. [60]. To hunt farther side of Hedge. [61]. How Sportsmen may aid Keeper. [62]. Experienced Spaniels slacken pace on Game. [63]. Difficult to work young ones in Silence. [64]. Spaniels that Pointed. [65]. Game first accustomed to, most liked. [66]. Principal requisites in Spaniels. [67]. The signal "to point with finger." [68]. Following Cockers a Young Man's work. [69]. Education differs in different Teams. [70]. One and a half couple of large Spaniels sufficient. One of the Team to retrieve. [71]. Clumbers procuring more shots in Turnips than Pointers. [72]. Lord P——n's highly-broken Team. [73]. Of small Cockers three couple a Team. What constitutes Perfection. [74]. Retriever with Team. Duke of Newcastle's Keepers. [75]. Some Teams allowed to hunt flick. [76]. Markers necessary with wild Spaniels. [77]. Old Sportsmen prefer mute Spaniels. [78]. Handy old Setters capital in light cover. Attention necessary when first entered. [79]. C——e's Pointers as good in cover as on the stubble. [80]. Pointer that ran to opposite side of Thicket to flush Game towards Gun. [81]. Water Spaniels, how broken. [82]. Shepherd's Forward Signal best for Water Retrievers. [83]. Wild Fowl reconnoitred with Telescope. [84]. Qualities required in Water Retriever. In Note, Poachers in Snow. Beast or Man of one uniform color easily detected. [85]. Steady Spaniels in Rice Lakes.
CHAPTER IV.—510.
LESSONS IN "FETCHING." RETRIEVERS.