If he don't get right out to hunt, don't say anything to him, and don't pet him; just go along and let him alone and he will go out himself. Or, if you have a friend who has a dog that will hunt, it would be a good idea to have him go along with you and take his dog.

Now, when your dog gets out to hunt, and will stay out, put him on game, and you will find that you will have very little trouble to keep him out, as now he is interested in the game. Then, if he chases, hang the chain on him a few times and he will quit it.

Now you are ready to shoot. Try and kill a bird once in a while, and say, "Go, hunt dead;" or "Fetch," also moving the hand, as you have the dog under good control. Always say, "Charge!" when you shoot or the birds flushes. It is better for you a few times, when your dog points and the bird flushes, to watch your dog and just pull the gun off in the air, and you can then see what bad tricks your dog has and catch him in the act. When you have your dog under good control, he won't need any watching, and then you can enjoy shooting and have a fine day's sport.

To teach a dog to follow, or what is called "heel." Tie him to the hind end of a wagon with a loose chain and drive slowly a few days and say "Heel." If he wants to go by the wheel, tap him back with the whip. Then always, when you want to let him loose, take him by the chain away from the wagon a little distance, and then say, "Go," or "Hunt him up." By moving the hand, also, after a few times this way, all you will have to do then is to get out of the buggy and let him loose, and he will be off and hunt from the buggy the same as afoot, and then you will have a dog that when you blow your whistle will come in and heel to the buggy as well as afoot and go at the command.

The way to start a dog in the water - not too cold water - is for you to wade in small sloughs or ponds and lead the dog a few times and he will find out that it will be fun and will take to it in fine shape. But let this be in shallow water before you put him in deep water where he has to swim. Don't throw your dog in as it will spoil him; and don't try to have him go too far out in the water where he has to swim, the first time or two; and then when he does swim, which will be on his own accord, he will go and fetch anything out of the water you send him after.

Under my system of training. when the dog points, I go up to him and say, "Steady," calling him by name, and rub him down, and then pick him up by the tail. This teaches him not to be afraid; and then I look around for a while, and then walk in on the birds and always flush the birds myself, unless it is in a place I cannot see to shoot. Then I order my dog to go in and get them up, as we have to do in woodcock shooting a great deal. Then I use the word "Charge," or "Drop," or "Go fetch," or "Hunt dead."

Remember to stand still and let your dog go "hunt dead" and fetch it to you. If you see he can not find it, then go and help him. Sometimes a dog's nose gets off, and he can not smell anything, or he is probably overheated, or has not the best nose, and by your helping him it will go a long ways toward making a perfect dog of him and will encourage him to do his work better.

Always keep burrs combed out of your dog's flanks or wherever they can rub him. Always keep your dog out of a cold draught while riding; always feed the dog well. Judge a dog by yourself and treat him kindly.

To teach the dog to jump in the wagon: Have the dog go a riding a few times, so he will like it, lifting him in a few times. Then he will try to get in himself, but assist him in a half way, so the dog will think he has done it all himself, and in a few times he will get in at the word "Jump." Have lots of patience and don't get mad and grunt and kick. Take it out on yourself.

To keep a dog from barking, under my system of training, go out and strap him well; then take a chain and put it around his neck and snap it a couple of times in the snap, whether he is tied or not and leave it on him, and a few strappings will break him of this; and always say "Charge" or whistle when he barks.

If he digs up in the kennel or yard, hang a chain on him and snap it once or twice around his neck, so that when he goes to dig, it will get tangled up in his feet, and he will soon quit.

Any of the dog foods now on the market will do to feed a dog, as they are all good, and a dog can stand up to them in good shape.

Always keep your dog clean and in a clean kennel. If your dog has fleas, take him away from the kennel to the woods or fields, and use this mixture:

Mixture For Fleas

Put one gallon of coal oil in a jug; then take two pounds of common vaseline and melt in a bucket on the stove, and then pour in the jug with the coal oil and it will mix. Saturate a cloth or sponge with the mixture and soak your dog from head to foot, and he will run around and drop the fleas. It will take all the old or dead hair off the dog, which will soon be replaced with a new growth. Always take your dog away from the kennel when applying the mixture. By doing this a few times you will get rid of the fleas in your kennel. You can never destroy fleas around a kennel except by burning them up. and as fleas breed every 12 to 24 hours, the warmer the weather the quicker, they accumulate very rapidly. But by taking your dog away from the kennel when you apply the mixture, you will soon get rid of them even around your kennel, as you thus prevent their multiplying Apply the mixture once a week and about half a mile from the kennel. You don't need to wash your dog if you do not want to, as it will not hurt him.

To teach your dog to honor another dog when pointing: If your dog is not a natural backer on sight of another dog that has a point, don't undertake to lick him into a back, as nine dogs out of ten are made cowards in this way; it must be natural for them to back.

Let your dog drag a chain to the collar, the heavier the better. There is nothing that will make a dog cut up his ground and hunt better and do it on his own accord. After a week or ten days you will have this all done. If the dog is a fast and wild one, put double chains on him; if he is a rabbit chaser, let him run one or two and drag the chain, and then take a strap and tan his jacket good, and he will soon quit chasing. If your dog chases tame chickens, hang the chain on him; there is nothing like letting a dog break himself of all his bad faults. I will take the worst chaser and in ten days break him. Anyhow. I don't believe in howling and whistling all the time at a dog.