The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-09-12
Secret Of TraInl0g Animals.


What qualities must a man possess IN
order 20 bea gso5 trainer asked the
reporter.
"In the frs; place, said the Professor.
'mseh deeisioa of ehsrlcter. a strong
Eil power, and cheerful. pleasant voice.
OF all things the viii plays the most i'm
Portant parf. Il is by is use that animals
may be most easily trained
How do yoG commence 70 traia AMI
nals9r asked the reporter.
Taking dog year old. foT instance,
I frs, teach him . mind. This might
take six and even ten lessens, bur don't
start oct 70 train dog before you teach
him 70 miad you. Ahsr he understands
yoa are his master and nust be obeved,
eonmerce % teach him % AZ up. Hold
him in the cofrsct poItIon against the
wal, show him what you wazs done and
concentrate your mind upon his doing
IT, When he has learned 70 SIT up. Try
hin Standing on his kindlszs. This viii
come very easily % BIN. Then comes
the waltz, you'll ind thar very hard, but
perseverance, and iaiicions training vii
accomplish even that Teaeb;rg him %
jump Is the ncxt thing and supplement
this with ieaping ifhe be large dos.
NoW. there are great many people
continued the Prof-ssor. "who ny %
teach dog 70 jumP BY holding a piece
Of meat on the other side Of a cane and
bidding the dog 70 get H. That's wrong
and will ruin a good dog in a Little while.
II you want to train a dog . jump. show
him wha; you want him to do. AMI By a
little patience you viii see him perform
the trick with ease and pleasure. When
a dog goes through his part Of the pro-
sramm in a sluggish manner IL IS only q
question Of a few days when be viil
shirk il altogether
~Yoa train monkeys als0. don't you p
asked the reporter
Yes said the Professor, monkeys,
geese. eats. goats. doss. ats-in fast.
can teach most everything.
-How about monkeys, are they hard to
train e'
Wen, yes. There are great many
people who think that monkeys are very
easy 20 train. but thst IS mistake.
Thew viii probably do what you want
them two or three times ali right. but
they soon forget Bot come this way and
I vii show You the greatest tnined
animal ever knoWn.
Thereporter followed aud in a private
room saw full groEn goose striding
around. The reporter was greeted with
a series Of discoriant cries. TIE goose
was once a wild one and shot In Cauads.
The Professors passing bought her AMI
took her % the theatre where be vas
giving an exhibition II was there the
thought of training her first presented
ITSELF and in less than SIX weeks. OH
-lloutry that's her nzme-could count.
add, substHet, multiply, divide, tell the
day Of the week, hour-in fact. ctslld 10
almost anything with figures.
Her greatest ACT. said the Pr0fsssor.
SIS singing. ] claim that this goose can
sing a song, giving the proper pitch, and
II. prove IT,
Taxing the s0ose he placed him upon
a small stool aad gave the key. Instant
~ the goose threw up her head AMI
quacked oui the air Of over the Fence
Is Out' There was a cat that followed
the goose all around the nom and when
the reporter inquired about her accom-
plishments the Professor said
I'm Just training her arm going %
try 70 teach her 70 sing, and then by
few additions have a chorous OF AMI
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