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Show TRAINING OF HUNTING DOG. Simple Methods That Will Cure Animal Ani-mal of Gun Shyness. Any dog can bo cured of gnn shyness shy-ness if you tnko enough trouble and exerclso enough patience, declares Joseph T. Graham, in Outing. Tho process proceeds on tho tnferenco that, slnco ho Is alarmed because of momory or fear of disagreeable clr-sumstanccs, clr-sumstanccs, ho must learn to assoct-lto assoct-lto tho gun with tho agreeable. It Is best to apply tho treatment when tho dog Is on gamo. In probably prob-ably four cases out of flvo, ho will quickly learn to disregard tho gun, or llko it, if you let him hunt up tho gamo and chaso it, shooting when ho Is at n dlstanco and in hot pursuit. Often gun-shyness disappears the very day ho makes his first solid point and becomes deeply interested in tho business. In the midst of this now dollght, ho disregards other matters. mat-ters. Sometimes the fear Is too strong, and n regular treatment must bo undertaken. un-dertaken. Oftcnor 'the owner will have a , short shooting Bcason and does not caro to tako chances on a quick euro. His dog must bo ready for business when tho season opens. So, It is necessary to know tho systems sys-tems which havo been successful In dealing with this trouble. Ono man put his bird dog to chasing chas-ing cats. When tho cat was treed, ho would slap his hands and "sick" tho dog into oxcltcd attack. At this psychological moment ho would flro blanks from a small pistol. Two or threo treatments usually, sufficed. |