Wildlife Afield:
j How Td.Train A
i Bird Dpg Owner
By JIM DKAN
I am in the process of
; being trained by a dog a
young German short -haired
pointer to be exact.
That's not so bad. I'm told
lots of people who purchase ;
dogs must undergo a bit of
schooling.
What bothers me is that I
think I'm. flunking the
course. My instructor's
name is Pepper. Last night;
Pepper informed me that he
; didn't think it was any of my
business where he con
ducted his business, even if
it was on (he kitchen floor, "
We have been' arguing
about llijs matter since
Pepper first came to the
liouse sme months ago and
enrolled me in a course
I itled "The Proper Role Of A
Human Being In The
Presence Of A Young Bird
Dog." :.:,;.-:..:.
I maintain perhaps
wrongly that as a student,
I should have a say in how
this course is taught.
Nal urally. Pepper
disagrees.
Tliis is not I he only point of
disagreement. Pepper also
claims that lie has the
aul horily to "chew" me out
anytime he Ihinks I need it.
In fact, he has "chewed" me
out so many times that I
fear my hands are scarred
for life, I have pointed out to
him that he has rawhide
bones to chew on,- but he
says he prefers a lighter,;
milder chew and that my
'fingers are perfect.
The most embarrassing
thing that has happened so
far concerns my physical
conformation. Pepper has
been looking me over
s carefully, and he maintains
i hat I have some very
definite flaws. He says fm
cow'-' hocked and snipy.
Which, if I understand
correctly, means that I am
' knock kneed and have a
weak chin. He's also con
cerned about my nose. He
Ihinks I may not be able to
smell a bobwhite quail or a
woodcock.
I know I must have been a
disappointment to him when
we went out for a jaunt on a
farm recently. Pepper
ranged far and wide,
covering a lot of ground, and ,
I had a. heck of a time
keeping up. He says I'm
slow and timid and that if I
ever plan to be any good in
the field, I'm going to have
to increase my range.
; Well, shoot, nobody's
perfect.
I think Pepper is father
proud of my retrieving,
however. The other af
ternoon, I threw sticks for
him in the backyard for at
least an hour, and I
Football
Schedule
' The football season for the Perquimans Pirates will
officially begin tomorrow night as the team takes on
Plymouth in foreign territory. Although this will be the first
scheduled game, the Pirates did participate in a scrimmage
game against Northeastern High School last Wed. night
The 1974 football schedule for the Pirates is below :
September 6 ... .... . . ; , ; . Plymouth
Septembers. ... ...... . . ........... . . . . ...Edenton
September 20 ... . . ...... . . Roanoke Rapids
September27 . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... ..... ..... .ScotlandNeck
xOctober 4 .... ..... . . .Knapp
xOctober 11 ............. , .Northampton
xOctober 18 Murfreesboro
xOctober 25 .... ; .Gumberry
xNovember 1 . . . . .............................. .Gates
xNovember 8 . . ..... . .Camden
-t-Home Games - xConference Games -
retrieved every one of them
' while he sat there and
watched.
I am also rather proud
that I have .learned where
I'm supposed to sleep at
night. For a month or so
there, I thqught .' I would
never get it straight. Unless
I am mistaken, I believe
Pepper wants me to sleep on
the foot of the bed.
It's clear to me that he
regards the pillow as his
own personal property. At
least, that's where he's been
sleeping, and he doesn't
seem to mind if I sleep at his
feet. I'm glad we got 'hat
worked out because there
really wasn't room for both
of us on the pillow.
Thepther day I asked him
if there wasn't something he
could do about the fleas, but
he didn't seem too in-'
terested. Apparently, he
thinks fleas are something
I've got to learn to live with.
Gee, you'd think he'd at
least get me one of those
collars.
I guess it's really too early
to predict what's going to
happen between me and
Pepper. I even asked my
wife Diane what she thought
I ought to do.
"I wouldn't worry about
it," she said. "They say it
often takes two or three
years before you can tell. If
you haven't shown any
promise by then, we'll get
rid of you and get somebody
else."
Pepper didn't say
anything. I think he's still
hoping I'll turn out all right.
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ARKA ANGLERS FISH AT IIATTP.HAS fi.n PnnlicK
Milton Tadlock, and Joe Brickhouse of Elizabeth City and
Eugene and Chris Boyce of Hertford, are shown with a 150
pound blue marlin, which English caught while the group
fished off Hatteras a few days ago aboard the cruiser Ebb
Tide, with Cap! . Stuart Mebel. Not shown in photo were 67
dolphin the party caught from waters near the western
edge of the Gulf Stream. (Jane Oden Photo for Dare
Tourist Bureau.)
FINISHING DRIVE to contact a member of the
Members of the unil or Mrs- Marion Swin
Perguimans Countv dell, secretary of the
Marching Unit are finishing Marching
men drive to sell com
munity birthday calendars
in the county.
If there is anyone who has
not been contacted' and
would like to list their bir
thday and anniversary and
buy a calendar, he is asked
Unit
Club, at 426-5614.
Parents
Register
Now For
PP&K
' Registrations for the 1974
Punt, Pass and Kick
Program sponsored 'locally
by Winslow-Blanch-ard
; Mtr. Co. ..? Inc.
continue to roll in. The
national goal is a record
1,200,000 registrants.
Over the past 13 years,
PP&K has registered more
than ten million youngsters,
making it the largest youth
activity of its kind in
America. In each of the last
six years, registrations have
topped the million mark.
Any youngster 8 through
13 years of age, ac
companied by a parent or
guardian, may register at
any participating Ford
Dealer. There is no
registration fee.
Each registrant will
receive a free PP&K Tips
Book which includes a
complete set of rules,
helpful conditioning
exercises and important
punting, passing and place
kicking tips by leading NFL
specialists in these skills.
PP&K involves no body
contact, no special equip
ment is required and
youngsters compete only
against others in their own
age group. Participation
does not impair a
youngster's amateur
standing.
First, second and third
place winners in local
competition will receive one
of 18 local trophies.
" Tht tmqakam Weekly, Hertford, N.C., Thursday, September 5, 1974-Paie I
Area. Girls Collect For Cause
Five young ladies of
Hertford collected $83.08 for
Muscular Dystrophy
Monday afternoon.
While watching the Jerry
Lewis Telethon for
Muscular Dystrophy on TV,
Tracy Speaker felt the need
to help in some way. She
called several of her friends
who helped her canvas the
neighborhood for about
three hours. The money has
been sent to national
headquarters and will be
used to help in the research
to find a cure for the
disease. Those helping
Tracy were Nona Cooper,
Linda Miller, Claudia Lane
and Sandra Lane.. ':
RETURN HOME K .
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Watson returned to their
home in Philadelphia, Pa.
on Monday after a visit wjth
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah
Proctor.
FROM UNC-CHAPEL HILL
Miss Eva Newby, student
at UNC-Chapel Hill, spent
the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.E.
Newby.
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