Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24

OF romps with q ball. stick or news
paper Throw the article and get the
puppy to run after IL; when he has
seized 1t call him toward you, take 1t
from him and throw il again, and re-
peat this. rewsrding him whenever he
deserves il, but bc careful not 10 wear
your pupil out Repeat this until he
thoroughly learns it, then change
ground when you call him. and you
will soon teach him TO follow you long
distances with the article in his mouth.
but YOU should give him TO understand
that YOU value the article, and when
through teaching him he must be al
lowed 10 see it put away very careful
ly. The same mtias, should be used
every day for a.wecA The neat stage
in 'fetch-and-carry' lessons is to place
the article ON the ground and teach the
puppy to bring 1t to you only when
you say Now. go fe,ch;' an excellent
way is to put it down and make him
keep to heel by the motion of the
finger, until the order go fetch Is
given. which he will be inten,ly watch
ing for.
The trainer may gradually increase
the weight of the article. and If the
pup has been previously taught to
keep to heel he will soon become very
expert. Keeping to heel is very easily
taught. take cane or long stick
and attach it TO the dogs collar 10y u
string about eighteen inches il length.
and walk about the yards, stopping
occasionally. and when starting give
him the command come heel. ut the
same time pulling the stick close up TO
me. This will have TO be very care
fully done. and the words must be ut
tered firmly, but not too much so or
the dog may be cowcd. Lessons in
swimming can be given us soon aS the
dog is broken To retrieve. 1t is al
ways best To commence by throwing
sticks in shallow water. | do not risk
his going in beyond his depth until
he is quite at home in Splashing
around. do not mean that
there is much risk Of drowning. but
there is risk of giving him fright
and making him water-shy. A dog
can be taught diving. but the water
must not bo deep ut first, and it must
be done by throwing in some articles
that will sink at first very slowly. and
that can be seen ut the bottom. Another
accomplishment good water dog
should be taught is that of taking the
water With = spring, and s;il! another
- sh@t af L. ,-..- :-ntc . height hut .
takes some time TO acquire this We
must be taught first to jump of bank
of stream. When he has completely
mastered the art of Springing. with his
fore feet brown well out and his chin
either between his feet or high in the air.
then the trainer can increase the height
from which he leaps till finally he will
jump from a high bridge as lsily and
willingly rs from low bank. Jump
inc from boat in motion is the next
feat in the water training. In this
case no effort must be- made TO force
the dog. but he must bc excited by pre-
tending To throw the stick several
times before it actually leaves the
trainers hand. Having worked him
up to the proper pitch of enthusiasm.
ten to one he will go after it. He must
then be- given the usual reward. Saw
ing lives usually comes natural TO we'll
bred Newfoundland dogs. When it Is
not. ii may be taugh, by getting up q
dummy man and having it thrown
overheard from the boat, in full view
Of the dog. he and his master both
being on shore. There are many other
things. il one will watch his dog. that
may be- taught him. Notice any partcu.
lar trick or manner the dog may have.
and give it a name. and he will soon learn
to do il to order. For example, large
dogs have habit Of stretching-that
is by extending their forepaws and
lowering the body and head between
them. Thi, may be called making a
bow" When you see dog doing this
of his own accord YOU might repeat
the words TO him, and it will be sur
prising how soon he will make the
bow to order. Teaching dog to
shake himself is accomplished in the
same WY, and is ~ very useful trick.
There are many other clever antics,
such as opening and shutting door
with his paw or nose when told, OF
standing up on his hind legs. The las,
should be taught poodle or other
small animal. as he will have better
power of balancing himself. The
tricks OF begging, giving the paw,
swapping things from the nose, etc.,
are all too well known to describe.-
Indianapolis Journal.
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a Considerate Judge,