Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
HOW TO TRAIN A DOG.
If You Want an Educated Pet Follow
These Directions.


These Directions.
Queen Victoria has about IS pet dogs,
and, of course, being royal CANNES, they
live in royal way; they have hand
somcly carpeted dinjng-rooT- orna-
mented with portraits of their ances-
tors, and seem very proud of them.
Whether a royal dog needs special train
ing 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 al
lowed 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 mon
key, 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 slight
est cross word you may speak will be
punishment enough, without resorting
to stick. In training dog it is never
necessary to strike him; he is more
affected by scolding than is child,
and consequently does not need a slip
per. You should never scold dog 'for
fun to see how "sorry" he will look;
reserve your scolding as punishment,
or you will lose all authority over him.
Never be afraid of encouraging him; let
him know when he has done right, and
lie will be anxious to do it again.
To teach him to jump, place stick
in a doorway, where he cannot crawl
around it; at first place it very low, SO
that he can walk over it, and when he
understands you can raise it gradually.
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 a
dog to want food; but if he snaps at it
too soon, cuff his nose and he will soon
learn the proper way. By practice 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: "Steadyl
sit up!" The words: Stand up!"
walk" "Sit up" should be constantly
repeated so that the commands will be-
come familiar with the actions.
To "shale hands" when he is sitting"
give him a slight cuff under the right
side of the nose; this will make him lose
his balance so that he will raise his right
paw, which you must shake, saying:
miliar 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
tying 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 some
thing to eat will always be pleasant
task when he is learning, but he will
soon do it for the fun of it and the love
of you. w 81 #t
To make him walk on his forelegs,
ask him to jump stick, and as he jumps
catch his hind legs with the stick so as
to hold them up from the ground, say
ing "hip-hip!" By struggling to keep
his balance he will learn to walk.
TO make him ''go lame" keep tapping
one leg till he holds it up, saying at the
same time, flame, lame"
In order to make him creep you must
hold him to the floor with your hand
pressed gently on his head, and walk
slowly backward, making him follow
you, saying "creep, creep!" BY holding
him in this way and saying, 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 quite an accomplished dog,
ard ready for harder tasks which will
exercise his intelligence to a greater