. Bird dogs in sport and conservation. Bird dogs; Dogs. YEATTER: BIRD DOGS IN SPORT AND CONSERVATION 7 found to have higher crippHng losses than average or veteran hunters, owing partly to such causes as shooting at birds that were out of range and using too small or too large shot. Nevertheless, the losses of even veteran hunters were reduced by more than 40 per cent by the use of retrieving dogs. The true retriever breeds, such as the Chesapeake, Labra- dor, Golden, and the water spaniels, w^ere developed primarily as waterfowl retrievers, but today many of these dogs are being used on uplan
. Bird dogs in sport and conservation. Bird dogs; Dogs. YEATTER: BIRD DOGS IN SPORT AND CONSERVATION 7 found to have higher crippHng losses than average or veteran hunters, owing partly to such causes as shooting at birds that were out of range and using too small or too large shot. Nevertheless, the losses of even veteran hunters were reduced by more than 40 per cent by the use of retrieving dogs. The true retriever breeds, such as the Chesapeake, Labra- dor, Golden, and the water spaniels, w^ere developed primarily as waterfowl retrievers, but today many of these dogs are being used on upland game. In upland game hunting they have been teamed frequently with pointing dogs as "non-slip" retrievers (that is, kept at heel except when retrieving). However, their services are not confined to retrieving; often they can be trained to hunt pheasants and other game ahead of the gun. The Ameri- can Water Spaniel is a notable example of a retriever that can easily be trained to hunt upland game. Labradors, Chesapeakes, and doubtless other retriever breeds seem to possess considerable ability as hunters. Speakingof Labradors, Becker (19476) says : "Another point about the Labrador which the average duck and pheasant hunter will be interested in is the breed's ability to be trained something. Retrievers are becoming mure popular in upland grame huiuiiiji. where they are often teamed with pointing dogs or sporting spaniels. In some cases, retrievers, like this pointing yelli)w Labrador, are trained to quest tor Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Yeatter, Ralph Emerson, 1896-. Urbana
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