R ONLY MEDIOCRITY
BE REQUIRED.

BY

COL. W.N. HUTCHINSON,

GRENADIER GUARDS.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.--463.

PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS. QUALIFICATIONS, IN BREAKER--IN DOG.

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 with badly-broken
Dogs. Keepers have no excuse for Dogs being badly broken.

5. Great Experience in Dog-breaking, or Excellence in
Shooting, not necessary. Dispositions of Dogs vary.

6. What is required in an instructor.

7. Early in a Season, any Dog will answer, a good one
necessary afterwards. Hallooing, rating Dogs, and loud
whistling spoils Sport.

8. What a well-broken Dog ought to do.

9. Severity reprobated.

10. Astley's Method of teaching his Horses.

11. _Initiatory_ Lessons recommended--to be given when alone
with Dog--given fasting.

12. Success promised if rules be followed. Advantages of an
expeditious Education. Autumn shooting not sacrificed.

CHAPTER II.--470.

INITIATORY LESSONS WITHIN DOORS. SHOOTING PONIES.

13. One Instructor better than two.

14. Age at which Education commences. In-door breaking for
hours, better than Out-door breaking for weeks.

15. To obey all necessary Words of Command, and all Signals,
before shown Game.

16. Unreasonableness of not always giving Initiatory
Lessons--leads to Punishment--thence to Blinking.

17. Dog to be _your_ constant Companion, not another's.

18, 19, 20. Instruct when alone with him. Initiatory Lessons
in his Whistle--in "Dead"--"Toho"--"On."

21. All Commands and Whistling to be given in a low tone.

22 to 25. Lessons in "Drop."--Head between fore-legs--Setters
crouch more than Pointers.

26. Slovenly to employ right Arm both for "Drop" and "Toho."

27. Lessons in "Down-charge."--Taught at
Pigeon-match--Rewards taken from Hand.

27. Cavalry Horses fed at discharge of Pistol--Same plan
pursued with Dogs.

28. Dog unusually Timid to be coupled to another.

29. Lessons at Feeding Time, with Checkcords.

CHAPTER III.--480.

INITIATORY LESSONS CONTINUED. SPANIELS.

30, 31. Initiatory Lessons in "Dead" and "Seek,"