Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1889-06-21

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$50 l.1le.-~ sss BE ssSssl - treated
/ 2ass sees . Pap 81 ngeias 80 ara
bird s2As IS pr~eSs q DolRt ~ ~ay "a
veteran ne -selas - xsos lsss 49, s<as
TIE game &c ca2 safsiy sppnra-h AID shea
~ stops he 10 sa~rs f9E AZ lag 4 U@o~sszFs.
70 break saea . o4e - az D4ssz ssIfiD&.
- hs las only - De t4zxet ra4~Iss aid
retrieving Thea there !. tas pap lL-4t -
nadinx his nrsf bird ~in droD ~ tie
sr0uGd @nd EsmAiB Ia I. e<ss~ charge.
>uch dog sAs . ss~a Boss AID = sure
- &c staaneh He -. however, 4pt g. DC
- sensitive AID tsnic A SAP snesla
scsresLy ever touch si1l, aEe kind words
viii % farther ~ith Am thAn eros oass-
Another ali pay 20 attention either ~
Sn= scout % the BARD itself o1g Tua rigrs
over both. Tals l. ucl a sure sizn that has
noss Is deficient. IL may * shsg Instinct
has not ss4ght him shat $ zau-s bard Is,
one should x k.l.ed .ad sno~n = hin.
znd while Il - Sill ~aru be should Dc -
lowed - saEsii and even a4outa IL little.
oeiaS az rAe same tiu1s discouraged VIII
the naad aid voice
Another may follow the scent attn much
e1citsElsat uutil ths bird l. flushed which
shows = good nose saa = strong hunting
Instinct bas aiso a tendency q &c hot
headed aud obstinate. lie mast Dc made
u understand which Is master. and ~ &C
coEnpll,L ,his Lhs - alp should be brought
inJo rsqulsitioa. bat always JudlciousiY
Never whip tin uulsss hs understand
what be i svlu< whipped for. " hen be nrst
strikes the sc-st ,.iy, Whoa Hold aim
there a unOm-nr. AID then allow him &c
follow II up = short way He must De kept
we'll under control while doing this, aud
made 10 do u IA steady cautious manner.
II be does not stop a. the command Ia do
go. keep repeating the word whoa,
uEtil be las been caught aud has received
ehastissmeat. When whipping a dog,
hold him securely by his collar.
He can be held Ia this way 80 that
the whip need not fall on hi, legs have
seen dogs disqualified for the days hunt
and sometimes permanently injured by
being struck on the legs.
Never shoot at a bird unless the pup ma,
4 held bis point. At tho report OF the gun
/ bring the pup to heel. Reload and then
tell him 10 ''hi- on. making him ind the
dead bird and point IL; pick up the
bird yourself IL the pup has "a good nose
I the next all important point is that he
should be staunch 70 insure this he In
under any pretence tor the first three
months work, ana II he has very head
sIrong disposition. IL Is far better not To
let hun retrieve until the second season.
/ He should, however. be given daily prac
/ tice In retrieving n stick or "A dog whip.
/ This will Keep him familiar with the
/ command FETCH" and when the time
comes for him to retrieve birds. If he sees
one drop Ia front Of him and is told To
fetch he IL only too glad to do 81. and
the probability il lie will be careful not to
mouth the bird, as lac is not quite sure II
he Is doing right or not TO touch 1t at all.
When he gets the dead bird ia his mouth
he should bring iJ Immediately To his mas
ter Do not allow him TO play with 1t. but
make much of him after the bird Is safely
slowed away
If n bird is knocked down and seen to he
only winged, unless the pup has proved
! himself to be careful retriever, dc not LEI
him fetch IL. For il anything will MAKE
him hard mouthed II il the aggravation OF
bringing In n Tapping bird.
After the pup has become staunch. q
good retriever, and ranges in "A way thai