The advocate., 1896-07-15
now TO TRAIN A DOG.
n You Want an Educated Pet FOllSW
These DlFectlOns

and, Of course, being royal canines, they
live In q royal way; they have a hand
somely carpeted dining-rOom. orna-
mented with portraits Of their ances-
tors, and seem very proud OF them.
Whether royal dog needs special train
ing do not know; but II you possess
one Of the regular sort that Is content
to live in kennel in the yard and eat
from the same plate as the cat at the
kitchen door, or IL heis pet dog and al
lowed to have his quarters in the house,
these directions viii 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, 30 that the slight
est cross word you may speak will be
punishment enough, without resorting
to stick. In training dog IL In never
necessary 70 strike him; ho Ii more
affected by a scOlding than iS a child,
end consequently does not need a slip
per. You should never scold dog "for
fun" TO zee how "sOrry" he win look;
reserve your scolding as q punishment
or you win lose all authority over him.
Never be afraid of encouraging him; let
him know when he has done right, and
he win be anxious to do itagain.
To teach him to jump, place q stick
In q doorway, where he cannot crawl
around it; at first place 1t very low, 80
that he can walk over It, and when he
understands you can raise 1t gradually.
II he doesn't understand at first, jump
the stick yourself to show him, and he
will follow your lead.
Begging is easy, as IT, natural for
dog to want food; but IL he snaps at 1t
too soon, cuff his nose and he viii soon
learn the proper way. BY practice he
SVill 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 upl" The words: stand upl"
''Walkl" "sit up!" should be constantly
repeated so that the commands will be-
come familiar with the actions.
To "Rhake hands" when he Ia "sitting"
give him a slight cufR under the right
side Of the nose; this will make him lose
his balance SO that he viii raise his right
paw, which you must shake, saying:
''Shake handsi" When he becomes fa-
miliar with the words in connection
with his actions, he win 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' 40 he
shakes 1t in endeavoring to get the meat
of; this being connected with some
thing 10 eat will always be a pleasant
task when he Is learning, but he win
soon do 1t for the fun Of 1t and the love
Of you.
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-hipl" By struggling to keep
his balance he viii learn to walk.
To make him "go lame" keep tapping
ono 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 with your hand
pressed gently on his head, and walk
slowly backward, making him follow