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 .. . iscourse by going straight to the right of yourtrue course. The dog will zig-zag about andoften show a disposition to go straight ahead,but must be whistled in and led on the properbeat. The breaker will find it necessary totravel a great deal diagonally from a straightline through the center of the field, in order toget the dog in the way of going from side toside of the field, but as the dog becomes
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 .. . iscourse by going straight to the right of yourtrue course. The dog will zig-zag about andoften show a disposition to go straight ahead,but must be whistled in and led on the properbeat. The breaker will find it necessary totravel a great deal diagonally from a straightline through the center of the field, in order toget the dog in the way of going from side toside of the field, but as the dog becomes accus-tomed to the work the handler may keep closerto the true course, although it will be necessaryto turn a little when the dog is coming towardhim in order to keep on the beat. When thedog is coming at right angles toward the breakerhe will naturally veer off his beat and go in thedirection the breaker is traveling. Whenever hedoes this, which will happen very often, thebreaker must whistle him back and movestraight away in the direction he wishes thedog to travel. This is about all there is toteaching a dog the early lessons in quartering,but it is a tedious job and one calculated to. A—Correct ranging, turning up into tlie wind. B—Poor ranging. C—Course pursued by liandler in teaching a dog to beat liis ground. Modern Breaking 109 arouse friction between breaker and dog. How-ever, perseverance and good judgment on tliepart of the breaker will accomplish the objectsought to be attained. It should be said in this connection that theseearly lessons in quartering never should be dog must be fresh and full of go in orderto enter into it in a spirit of enjoyment. Sosoon as the dog tires he must be taken away, asan attempt to force the lesson will only make thedog sulky. A nice level grassfield or a stubble, wherethe going is easy, is the best places for thispurpose, and the fields should be free fromlarks or game birds. These, if present, willattract the dogs atte
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