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The unvarnished truth is that a trained dog is a perishable commodity. Few things are so subject to deterioration. It is almost as hard-and it takes almost as good a hunter-to keep a dog good as to make one as good. Eternal vigilance is the price of a good bird dog, regardless of who you are, or where and how virtuously you live.
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There comes a time in every man's life when he is either going to go fishing or do something worse.
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It is always disillusioning to weigh your fish and measure your golf drives. Smart men estimate them.
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