Outing . dinary con-ditions, thepointer is thebest dog forthe inexpe- v* ^fjrienced or the *excitablesportsman. Ifonce, wellbroken, apointer is lessliable than anysetter to forgethis lesson. Inbad hands he,of course, likeany other dog,will learntricks, but heseldom entire-ly forgets hisearly educa-tion, and he is easiest of all to againturn to the path of rectitude. He re-quires less whip than the setter, and hewho chastises a pointer should remem-ber that the coat is thin, and hold hishand a bit. When correcting a dog, that the punishment should fitthe crime, as I believe that one t
Outing . dinary con-ditions, thepointer is thebest dog forthe inexpe- v* ^fjrienced or the *excitablesportsman. Ifonce, wellbroken, apointer is lessliable than anysetter to forgethis lesson. Inbad hands he,of course, likeany other dog,will learntricks, but heseldom entire-ly forgets hisearly educa-tion, and he is easiest of all to againturn to the path of rectitude. He re-quires less whip than the setter, and hewho chastises a pointer should remem-ber that the coat is thin, and hold hishand a bit. When correcting a dog, that the punishment should fitthe crime, as I believe that one thoroughtrouncing is better for all concernedthan are a half dozen slightly less severewalings; but reason should alwaysrule, and the man should show no tem-per. Dogs know when a mans mad is up—aye, right well they know—andthen they fear him so that they forgetwhat fault caused all the row. Re-spect is what is wanted, not fear; andno fiery-tempered, explosive man cancommand a decent dogs respect. Apro-. DUKE DEXTER. pos of this I may say, that a man whouses his boot, or a club, to correct hisdog, is not only cruel, but he is a a dog-whip that will not actuallybruise ; use it firmly when necessary,and first be sure that it is necessary. While the origin of the pointer hasbeen lost in the haze of bygone years,it may be accepted as fact that muchof his excellence is owing to ancientcrosses of hound and spaniel the old-time varieties of thisbreed were recognized the English, theSpanish, and a smaller dog known asthe French pointer. This latter strainappears to have been of little use in thefield. The Spanish pointer was a heavy,grave-looking animal, huge of bone, coarse in headand muzzle,very throaty,and cumber-some all had a goodset of brains,and, as a rule,a marvelouslykeen , reso-lute, plodding,he was a slow,m et hodicalworker, easilytrained andcontrolled,stanch as achurch, and avery efficientworker in hisown restfulway. Judicious cros
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