Modern breaking; a treatise on the rearing, breaking and handling of setters and pointers, embodying the methods employed by the most successful breakers and field trial handlers of the day .. . increase his ardor, so that no matterif he should be cowed a little when the workof breaking begins, his spirits can be revivedby the work in the field. Thus prepared forhis yard breaking, whenever that has beensevere enough to give the young dog a setbackthe work in the field that he has learnedto love will always raise his spirits. The two,then, can be carried on profitably the fact shou
Modern breaking; a treatise on the rearing, breaking and handling of setters and pointers, embodying the methods employed by the most successful breakers and field trial handlers of the day .. . increase his ardor, so that no matterif he should be cowed a little when the workof breaking begins, his spirits can be revivedby the work in the field. Thus prepared forhis yard breaking, whenever that has beensevere enough to give the young dog a setbackthe work in the field that he has learnedto love will always raise his spirits. The two,then, can be carried on profitably the fact should be impressed upon thebreaker that he must not be in too big a hurryto begin the yard breaking. Give the youngdog plenty of field work first. Let him rompand flush and chase and have a good time. 74 Modern Breaking Of course this good work must not be car-ried too far, and it is a mere matter of judg-ment with the breaker when it has gone farenough If permitted to continue uncheckedthe young dog will develop a love for flushingand chasing of which it will be difficult tobreak him. When he is just right—^bold, fear-less and in love with field work—his yardbreaking may be CHAPTER IX. Yard Bueaking.—The old lesson of to-lio ; stopping to oider :stopping to uplifted hand. AS stated in a previous chapter, the yardtraining of a dog is by the best trainersdeferred until the young dog has had someexperience on game, and nothing is at-tempted in the way of getting the prospectivepupil under control that might possibly affecthis courage, dash and energy. Most amateurs, however, are anxious to be-gin working with their dogs, and, as the ama-teur breaker has much to learn in the wayof controlling himself as well as the dog, thereis no better way for him to occupy his timethan to teach his dog to to-ho at his foodevery day at feeding time. It is an old-fash-ioned lesson that professional trainers seldomspend any time on. Its utility may be doubt-ful to the experienced ha
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