Show Sports Afield By TED KESTING RESTING 1 It is interesting to watch a avery avery al alvery very young litter of puppies o of any any of the the pointing breeds when they begin to take notice of but grasshoppers small smal birds and so on and start to show the inherited characteristic tic of stalking Soon comes the the ur urge to chase Finally when the puppies tire or realize the they cannot catch the quarry the they will settle into pointing Some Som point with extreme intensity others merely stand and look Jook i ian In Inan inan an an interested manner THE TIlE OWNER can encourage this pointing instinct through several methods The favorite rite is the the rod fishing stunt Attach a feathered lure or a white or colored piece of cloth or even a wad of paper wl wIll do to the end of f a fishing lin line toss this out in front of th the puppies twitching it along th the ground to attract their atte atten atten- tion The curious youngsters will chase and try to catch 1 it HOW HOLD THE THE lure over the their heads until they become sti still Then gradually lower it to the th ground Most of the puppies will freeze into a point If It the they relax a l little twitch with th the lure will restore their their- Interest This is called sight pointing To c compare pointing att atti attl tudes Ludes and interest between the individual l puppies work them in this manner one at a time taking each puppy pOppy off into a secluded se se- eluded spot where his attention will not be be be- distracted Some Som puppies love Jove to engage in inthis this play as it evidently thrills them Soon they will become s so staunch that they will allow you to handle them on point STROKE the pointing puppy down the back lifting his ta tail gently while talking to him inlow Inlow in inlow low tones tones writes HenrY P P. Davis Sporting Dog Editor o of Sports Afield Magazine When he gains a bit more confidence gently shove hove forward rd on his hi hindquarters He will usually resist this pressure and settle more more firmly into his point In this manner you can get a pretty fair idea which puppies are the best prospects for g gun gundogs gundogs n dogs of ot quality It is not a surefire barometer but its it's better jetter to spend your time o or training raining money on th the development develop ment of a puppy w who o. o will point pointy by y sight with style and and Intensity intensity sity th thon n on one who shows little ittle interest |