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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...
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 opi...
10. CHAPTER II.14. One Instructor better than two.--15. Age at which Education commences.--In-door breaking for hours, better than Out-door for weeks.--16. To obey all necessary Words of Comma...
11. CHAPTER III.34, 35. Initiatory Lessons in "Dead" and "Seek," continued.--36. In Signals to hunt to the "right"--"left"--"forward."--37. In the "Beckon." Woodcock Shooting in America.--38. I...
12. CHAPTER IV.96. Lessons in "fetching" recommended.--97. Dog not taught to retrieve bringing dead Bird he had found.--98. Taught to deliver into your hand; never pick up a Bird yourself; Dog...
13. CHAPTER V.131. Lessons in Country Walks.--132. "Instruction in quartering;" hunted where least likely to find Game; taught while young. In note, Bitch shot over when seven months old.--13...
14. CHAPTER VI.170. Regular Breakers make Dogs "point" paired birds in Spring; tends to blinking.--171. Better not to see Game until shot over; taken out alone on a fine day in September.--172...
15. CHAPTER VII.190. Dog to be hunted alone.--191. Many Breakers exactly reverse this; it expedites an inferior education, but retards a superior.--192. Turnips, Potatoes, &c., avoided. Range o...
16. CHAPTER VIII.222. Your dog not to "break fence;" how taught; birds often sprung while you are scrambling over hedge.--223. Turning one's back upon a dog to bring him away; stooping down, &c....
17. CHAPTER IX.259. Affection makes Dog anxious to please--when he rushes in to be dragged back.--260. Rule pressed.--261. Reason for Rule--Experience anticipated.--262. To "stand" far off--Po...
18. CHAPTER X.279. Some Dogs will not point readily--Breeding in and in, error of.--280. Instance of two young, _untaught_, highly-bred Pointers, behaving well first day shown Game--Dogs more...
19. CHAPTER XI.299. Bar cure for too high spirits. A leg strapped up. Why these remedies are better than starvation and excessive work.--300. The regular Spike-Collar described. French Spike-C...
20. CHAPTER XII.331. Shooting Hares not recommended; shooting Rabbits strongly condemned. In Note, why superior Grouse-Dog better than superior Partridge-Dog. Dog brought from strange country a...
21. CHAPTER XIII.361. The "back" being taught--young Dog again hunted alone.--362. Breakers hunt too many together. Why injudicious.--363. One hour's Instruction alone, better than a day's in co...
22. CHAPTER XIV.393. A Halt sounded; present Position considered; Refinements or extra Accomplishments easily taught.--394. Excellent Snipe-shot who never used Dog.--395. Dog employed by anothe...
23. CHAPTER XV.444. Dogs for Hunting Bears in India.--445. Polygar Dogs for Hunting Wild Hog in India.--446. Beaters in India; the greater utility of Dogs.--447. Mongrel Pointer in India which...
24. CHAPTER XVI.501. A DISTINGUISHING WHISTLE FOR EACH DOG; disadvantage of employing but one Whistle for several Dogs; supposed Case.--502. Another Case.--503. Third Case.--504. Reader will ad...
25. CHAPTER XVII.536. SETTER TO RETRIEVE; obtain thereby in one dog the services of two; necessity of having some Dog that retrieves.--537. Predilection for Setters confessed; Reason given; in N...
26. CHAPTER XVIII.556. Reflect on what is said.--557. Not to rest content with bad dogs.--558. Beckford's opinion of the education that could be given to Dog.--559. Education of the Buck-hound.--...