Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-28

iAew York Times. /

Train dog Z Bless your heart it's
no trouble az all IL you 20 at 'em right.
Dogs are the easiest beasts in the world
to train. You must be kind 10 'em, but
very stern. Undesutand9 Idon't mean
that you must lick 'em. But when You
pat zen a. thing make 'em do Il.
when they de- Il. let up. Don't keep on
With ID over and over, or you Ret 'em
or
Professor ]. w. Hampton wiped the
beads Of perspiration from his brow az
he led his troop Of trick dogs from the
sawdnst-cosered ring in the Madison
square Garden, and, with o parting
command. 60 on, nowl % on p to
the dogs, he slipped ont Of his spike
tailed coat and turnsd his attention TO
the 1smss' reporter. Professor Hamp-
tons dogs have been one Of the great
features Of the recent transporting
show. Mr.. Hampton 10 called professor
for the same reason that many college
instructors are. He knows everything
about dogs and ponies.
Bless your heart,r he exclaimed
with enthusiasm, " can learn any or
binary dog all the common tricks in
three weeks. It's an art, Though, an
art, understand You have TO study a
dog first, get his nature down fine, and
then 90 at hiu,-kind, you know, but
stern. Nov, a horse is iust about as
easily trained a. Q dog. Bat l don't
take TO horses"
"And how do you 90 at canine TO
train him for the stage p
First get 'em acquainted with You.
Then learn 'em to jump over a stick.
How do do that Wen, put ths dog
in a corner and bar him ina very low
bar, you know. Then j step off and
call him He jumps over and comes to
me. pet him and pot him back In the
corner. Nov, with o dog, pcttinR 10
Ia everything. You never have to
give Q do9 sugar. Just pet 'em.
In two weeks . dog q average intelli.
gence will learn TO read my face and
know whstber be has done right or not.
II you don't pet dog after be has done
thing right IL breaks his heart. The
second step 10 10 learn q dog 10 sis up
How do | do thas Just the same ss
ysu'd learn O child. Lift 'em up and
keep your hands under 'em sill they
know what Yen mean. II takes no time
az all. Don't whip EN-, and don't keep
'em at ID too long. Pet 'em every once
in while when they do right. Then
20 on and teach 'em 10 stand in the
same way. Then. to teach 'em 10 walk
ON their hind leRs, let 'em come to yeu
etep-youf hand under their chin all
the time. The next time have EN- take
three or four steps. They learn this
like mice
"The clown business ID difficult to
teach 8 dog continued the Professor,
as greyhound used his back for q
springbosrd and made leap over the
table, "because you must keep your
back 20 the dog. Nov. in the basket
trick, get them 10 GO through che will
low while II la On the ground. BY de-
erees I tip IL until IL 10 upright. The
dog sees what 10 wanted and In q little
while will jump into the upright basket.
knowing that be can ovsrturn 10 and get
out. Te teach dog 10 waltz you must
90 around with him yourself at frss.
keeping your cane swinging in circles
about his head. Then you get him up
ON hin hind legs and uss the cane alone.
BY and by the motion Of your index
finger will show the dog what you want.
A good deai depends on words. A dog
quickly learns what q certain word
means, snoh % Jump. stand. 's:t,
waltz and % on. On differeni
dogs yon must uss different meth
ods- I never 20 ~ Q dog TO train
him untsl I've studied hrs nature q
couple Of wseks- I'd rather have q
youne doa 30 begin vith-cne that has
never been dubbed. Yea can always
ell q dog that's been dubbed. His
head 10 always down. and SIX months
york can't Get IL mp. ! don's believe u
clubbing. whipping 10 necessary only
occasionally. A dog must Dc made te
mind. rsdsrssxnd II ron lst EN- &c
once without mindinR what 700 tell EN-
they're ruined. To teach dog TO lear
run up the spriugboard with him. hs
sces what's wanted the second time
Than ruc alongside of him Then VOC
| cee him % that motion viii send him
70 the jump. ! never vcfk dog tos
long in training. / Get him 20 DO
thing right and was an hour before
ask him 10 do if aaaia-s
| The Professor paused 70 take %.
tscsh Of q coach doR ont OF the back Of
q big greyhound. eaugkt his breath
and made another break BY request
. The easiest dog 10 train," be said, y
q poodle They are great Jumpers
quick and intelligent. A spaniei ranks
n<xf. Geoen ana Iotneee cog. are sehs
hsrd 10 teach. UndsEssAndg yon hAvs
20 hammer IL into 'en. and keep a. EN-
dav After day. In three weeks dog
eveu 4 eur dox--can BE- learned all ths
eonu,un tricks By good handlin9. Ths
creyhouuds are the boss leapere, though
thev are snlien. stubborn. solky dogs
A good greyhound can leap IN feet
ID takes Q heap OF patiencs. thoagh. d
81 zen 20 IL. Coiiies are the most In
tslIsoeut dogs, ali In all. But with al
aaCs patirnee tells And you mus
vsteh the expression Of your fsce u
srainine q dog. They read mans f&c'
lie 4 book. And when they do right,
80 sunile and kidd word VII make 'eu
wiouIe their tails IN great siee. Bot
frown viii let sem kaos on the irstAn
| that somsthina b. WRONG. and their tail