LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| Various Retrievers | [Frontispiece.] | |
| Scene near Waltham Abbey, 1st Sept. 1847 | [Title-page.] | |
| Old-fashioned English Setter,—Retrievers, one a cross with Bloodhound. (Lesson VIII. Par. 141) | Page | [25] |
| The Check—‘Hold Hard!’ | [30] | |
| A Four-legged Whipper-in | [33] | |
| Clumbers. (Lesson III. Par. 141) | [43] | |
| Wild Spaniels. (Lesson XII. Par. 141) | [47] | |
| Irish Water Spaniel. (Lesson I. Par. 141) | [53] | |
| Inclined to ‘Rat’ | [77] | |
| Broaching a Barrel | [84] | |
| Deaf to the Voice of Persuasion | [90] | |
| A Solicitor | [91] | |
| Replete with Good Things | [95] | |
| Backing the Gun against the Bird | [117] | |
| Safely Moored, ‘Stem’ and ‘Stern’ | [121] | |
| “Stiff by the tainted Gale with open Nose Outstretched and finely sensible” | [124] | |
| A Dog-fish | [125] | |
| “Small, active Pointer.” (Lesson IX. Par. 141) | [131] | |
| “Short-legged Strong-loined Sussex Spaniel.” (Lesson XV. Par. 141) | [137] | |
| “Duke of Gordon’s Black and Tan Setters.” (Lesson XIV. Par. 141) | [141] | |
| Large heavy Pointer. (Lesson X. Pars. 141 and 266) | [157] | |
| Carrying a Point, and Carrying a Pointer | [173] | |
| The First Course | [197] | |
| Fashionable (English) Setter, and Old-fashioned Pointer. (Lesson XIII. Par. 141) | [215] | |
| Irish Red Setter. (Lesson II. Par. 141) | [221] | |
| Scene from ‘Cripple-gait.’—‘Game’ to the last | [237] | |
| Domini and ‘Dominos’ | [245] | |
| The Mighty King | [254] | |
| Cool as a Cucumber | [255] | |
| A Regular Bore | [259] | |
| There are Bounds to Sport | [263] | |
| Warm Greeting of a Great ‘Bore’ | [266] | |
| Invitation to a ‘White-bait’ Dinner | [267] | |
| Bringing Home the Brush | [269] | |
| Scene on the ‘Thlew-ĕe-chōh-dezeth’ | [272] | |
| Russian Setter. (Lesson XI. Pars. 141 and 266) | [275] | |
| Tell me my Heart (Hart) if this be Love | [283] | |
| Division of Property | [297] | |
| “Example Better than Precept” | [303] | |
| Portrait of Brisk | [321] | |
| ‘Foul’ Feeding | [336] | |
| A well-trained Bloodhound | [345] |
*** The Frontispiece, Vignette Title, and the Lessons, are designed and drawn on Wood by F. W. Keyl. See [4th Preface].
DOG-BREAKING.
CHAPTER I.
PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS. QUALIFICATIONS, IN BREAKER,—IN DOG.
[1]. Dog-breaking an Art easily acquired.—[2]. Most expeditious Mode of imparting every Degree of Education. Time bestowed determines Grade of Education. In note, Col. Hawker’s opinion.—[3]. Sportsmen recommended to break in their own Dogs.—[4]. Men of property too easily satisfied with badly broken Dogs. Keepers have no Excuse for Dogs being badly broken.—[5]. Great Experience in Dog-breaking, or Excellence in Shooting, not necessary. Dispositions of Dogs vary.—[6]. What is required in an Instructor.—[7]. Early in a Season any Dog will answer, a good one necessary afterwards. Hallooing, rating Dogs, and loud whistling spoil Sport. In note, Age and choice of birds. Several shots fired from Stooks at Grouse without alarming them. American Partridges and our Pheasants killed while at roost.—[8]. What a well broken Dog ought to do.—[9]. Severity reprobated.—[10]. Astley’s Method of teaching his Horses.—[11]. Franconi’s Cirque National de Paris.—[12]. Initiatory Lessons recommended—to be given when alone with Dog—given fasting.—[13]. Success promised if rules be followed. Advantages of an expeditious Education. September shooting not sacrificed.