Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-17

HOW To TRAIN A DOG.

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pet dogs, and, of course, being royal
CANNES, they live in a royal way /;
they have handsomely carpeted din
ing room, ornamented with portraits
of their ancestors, and seem very proud
of them. Whether royal dog needs
special training I do not know but if
you possess one of the regular sort
that is content to live in a kennel in
the yard and eat from the same plate
as the cat at the kitchen door, or if he
is pet dog and allowed to have his
quarters in the house, these directions
will be useful to you in giving him an
education.
Dog trainers tell US that, with the
exception of the elephant and the
monkey, dogs are the most intelligent
and teachable of animals.
The first step in training your dog
is to attach him to your person, to
make him very fond of you, so that
the slightest cross word you may
speak will be punishment enough,
without resorting to a stick. In train
ing a dog it is never necessary to
strike him he is more affected by a
scolding than is a child, and conse-
ouently does not need slipper. You
should never scold dog "for fun" to
see how "sorry" he will look /; reserve
your scolding as a punishment, or you
will lose all authority over him. New
er be afraid of encouraging him let
him know when he has done right, and
be will be anxious to do it again.
To teach him to jump, place stick
in doorway, where he cannot crawl
around it; at first place it very low,
80 that he can walk over it, and when
he understands you can raise it gradu-
ally. If he doesn't understand at first,
Jump the stick yourself to show him,
and he will follow your lead.
"Begging" is easy, as it Is natural
for dog to want food but if he snaps
at it too soon, cuff his nose and he will
soon learn the proper way. By prac-
tice he will get his balance on his
hind legs, and be even taught to walk
on them by following the morsel about.
When he has mastered this he can
be taught to "sit up." When standing
on his hind legs you must take one
paw in each of your hands and gently
press him into sitting. posture, saying.
isteady sit up!" The words "stand
up !" "Walk !" "sit up!" should be
constantly repeated so that the COM
mands will become familiar with the
actions.
To "shake hands" when he is "sit-
ting" give him q slight cuff under the
right side of his nose this will make
him lose his balance so that he will
raise his right paw, which you must
shake, saying, "Shake hands," When
he becomes familiar with the words in
connection with his actions, he will
readily obey alone. Practice is the
principal thing.
He may be taught to ring bell by
tyine piece of meat on the handle and
telling him to "ring the bell' as he
shakes it in endeavoring to get the
meat off; this being connected with
something to eat will always be a
pleasant task when he is learning, but
he will soon doit for the fun of it and
the love of you.
To make him walk on his fore legs,
ask him to jump stick, and as he
Jumps catch his hind legs with the stick
80 as to hold them up from the ground,
saying, "hip-hipW BY struggling to
keep his balance he will learn to walk.
TO make him Ego lame" keep tap
ping one leg till he holds it up, saying
at the same time, "lame, lame"
In order to make him creep you
must hold him to the floor witch your
hand pressed gently on his head, and
walk slowly backward, making him
follow you, saying "creep, creepP'
By holding him in this way and say
ing, "down, down. you prepare him
for learning to "die." From the
"down" position push him over on his
side, and if he does not straighten his
limbs, do it for him, telling him he is
"dead, dead" By the time he has
learned all of these tricks he will be
a. ute an accomplished dog, and ready
for harder tasks which will exercise
his intelligence to greater extent.