The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
AT AN ANIMAL REHEARSAL
TRICK DOCS IND CATS ASD THEIE
NAYS or III RNING

A man with n kccner sOnsc Of RHYME thGno {
grammar once wrote:
Avon NJ nd n !og nn.. a hickory trcc.
Thc more YOU beat can the letter they be.
Now, the man who wrote these lincsmay have
known Ill about forestry and icmininity, but he
certainly did not know all about dogs. II re
had sen II current specially AT Roster & BiGl'a
by ten dogs assisted by -four cats, tie rhyme
never would have hcon written. These DOES
arc the most highly educated ever SEGA in this
country, and they wcrn taught TO be good and
ohcdicnt pupils through Kindness, not h~cattugs.
Tn" same Is true of The eats.
The TsChcrnEOT dos were the original inter-
rrctrrs Of realistic canine drama. Two winters
a-o they were talked OF in several countri... }qs
their performance seems quite amateur u n
comparison with that of the rev canine ..a-,
whose trOinrr Is lcOnidas.
L.conidns is Il Gicck wHnGcrcr upon tho f""r C:
the Garth. He docs not speak any Engli-l *.
ccpt Up end Bravo md "rhanN YOU" Luz
that docs not matter. for all his cats o..
dogs understand his French rcrrcctlv. TIL
company WAS rchcars.ne tie other NOR re,
when II SCS reporter oft incd CntmIu .I
tho theatre TO ask lnon.Glr lOS he 'rd cl
his animals. They were Goirg irrus tri Ks VIII
evident zcst, when he told thtIn To sit own.
their chairs and remain ti,cic until lie called
them. Their prompt and cheerful o G ica,3
would have Gloidcncd amy heart.
IL train my IoGS and cats" explained b.
master, in re, roi.sc to a question. ~ K n.
ness and p.ti,ncc~-oh so much patience! T!.N
main thing is to Get them TO Understand
what sou want thea 20 30. and thcn thry Il t.
quickly enough. ] an Surc dog and cats rsgsnn
up 10 u co:tain point. They can reason t@'l.
cicntly to understand what want thcm to GO. -
isn't limitations, because ] never slow th'm
what | want done, hut explain what | wish Gul
tel them To 10 II. Dog have moro reason thna
cats. and are FAR easier +" train. NU are, 40
women, Capr!CioHs. one must ,OaT }hcm all ite
time. lf.y"u let II cat know lhHl yoa are trying
TO make II do " thing, Il Won, do it. Onn must
"]"IiWmpl! grWntcd The interpreter. "Iwi-n
you could sec him ana III, a.stcr'ti;,"w.'
Lconidus smiled blt!nly. and. Nil un,on- irGa
of tho comment uide! TO The icN', wei az;
Ia rather train ttity doFs iLan one =. III
never undertake to train a c@t, t":r.u- wHa
the first dog | ever tra incd. and h" stE,' r.' IL
these cats from drowning. and she iJiiuH- ~.
and all the other cats follow her. BAT n'u1' 20
i i5 d1 ali An aoT %ls dog of TINA or sa' & sn" .' t% ma,s
easier TO teach young,. ones. You 1.-Two
seen imnecile people; Wei. we have ~
cats FOR training with II view to th"Ir in,oi'l.
gcncc. The wolf dogs learn more easily than any
kinds of stage work. Amy dog lad' look Ikea
toX is cXcitablc and docs quick wqT!: Tin, chr
do their work, with "A perfect undcrs' u.H-,
while others do theirs mcch?nic"liy, TIM y
usually the IuuIl VI inc iId.sltG, uA4 It>.t.t5
One must love animal; and undcrstan1 th"n
m M oFa ali m aS i hfsi" iH trninea he hoF SSs'i to N DO All a.! E Has'i
OF tricks, and had never thought about training
dogs ana eats until ran across that b!9ck waie:
trained horses. was standing on Westminster
Bridge and saw a child fan into the water. That
spaniel. Ccrbcrus, jumped in and rescued the lii.
tie one, ana l said | would own that doS. l
soon taught it to & ijYS fG }ioon my ,i PuTs So
water. Not long after that c~erbcrus saved, the
cat from drowning; thought i would be a
takes two years TO train IL cat well, hlt much
less time j. required TO eGucatc n smart dog. l
worked with Ctcrbcrus and the eat he saved three
years. and then | began 10 enlarge my company.
TO teach them new tricks | tel! tncm whn, 1
instnncc. Wien h" ! yantet 10 teach M.mis;c. the
cat, to climb u2n rope the IN height OF tAe
s;ass. SRS" @ %R4 SG i i5t i e Sasf ! koi Hi'h hor on to tho 3
T ~ w and said 4doI Gg sas aE Eng gn' , Sn4 il %dSia her r!ca ss
she, got to the top | told her, TO open the
basket ana GGi in. snc understood thar, tesa,se
Dane holds in his mouth. l let the parachute
down very gently at first, but after she had
down as suddenly Us l PLEASED. Tn time re.
quircd tor learning u new trick dcp!n's on me
trick and uroa the individual intelligence OF
The thints that look hardest TO an audience
are often the simplest OF the whole pcr;crmHn'o.
There's the l,rtical pantonilne II which two
dogs and n cat engage. Ccrbcrrs IS tied 10" WIN
an ! sit AT u table 10 lunch. !. car, WIN :" Ni.l!-
Ecrchicf tied around her, occupics q chnir o.. lie
opposite SIDE ot the n age: ! IN "lI.c ava! tI".l
my lunch. Gcrberus slips his head rom bis c"i',,E,
jumps on the table and cats, iy !unyhOo.. 70
Stops and links quite .~ariou.l:y, WI:
ins2!ration. he lifts her by Tie hnndEcr,hI.i 20
the table, leaves her there Is tac rInI'r l.0's
an! slips his head into his collar Jus; a. inr@rar.
As ! rcprimapd pussy she puts hrr paws "l .|
shoulders and her mouth 10 my car. Ehn' -
plea of innocence Is accepted ~ shown (" 20
pnuNlvlMIp of the Great Dane, GEN~Sut. asa
French guard, 10 make the EGt.iy 80 u t.H'
oncr. This net always amuscs n, auti"n," c.
The whole thing is s!!nr!c. io'& ua'y We
weeks TO teach the performers that; The a' '.7
nothing 10 dO;. she Is passive. anu. n 'nf GEE
bcrus, l can make him Understand "'ylla-.
some men train animals b. hum. y. '."a
them, particularly not q! cas-. Arn. w'Ii"t"t
around, and get something 10 eat a~'"!chn", a.!
net 50 rs to tic led a~iivrWar0, ,ur Il s. Gi'."F
satisfied. feed my, DOGS an. rnis a. i",.oi
bette: work when not hungry.
1T is not ncec4Isoty I" rgh s@1f t' - iS , 4aGt
i mS;7 S do. iGs S%I I:ur 4if ta" ARE Co., 60 .,:,...i =" MI" H,."'ss
they do not forget. In tat. the, often p,".''h
better i tho% cont pragil,m i@n.4 m'''F ihgl y"
do you ever punish your ""E7 an. ''''t
"%"ii,o''ii say NO. said tie Interpreter in n
aside before putting ,hr question, 10 ,he
Greek, but he does. ali p ;"',,. IT." n'gl' ms
."Oh, its Very seldom i lDyr to whip on@of
the dogs. 70 answered L%'orit.". "ai.d ! worac"t
dare punish the cats a, Ill. They are 10" ''"-
trary. Why. ! believe !! | struck one of iHoro
eats she wOuid never act n|;l'..
"it takes u long time 10 81 an lGen INV" u
cat, head. whoa | wa icaca.ug my 'uIuiA"y
the circus act | almost gave NJ in despair. 10
dogs act a- horses and the cats IL riG,r., A,."S
tIots around The ring, pasainE under " ''r'T
on which sits II cat. A. the CoF 'u'Dr~ ",,
from un.cr the chair the ct springs IN
lis back and jumps ou lie rhuar again
when the circuit is oouplc.rG. b.. N'Iy
hard for the cats 10 grt Il -oua grip, cs;
pccirlly on the short-nair, dos. AM Iir} H-El
their claws at first to krgl Them rro!" Z ill~ .l'.
This hurt the dogs and they Wu+.1 rhle O. mo
eats OF. 1t took me muutl, TO trnyA 'ly,Hl1
that Ihry must hold oil. by the lGr,-It'"' 'a".,
legs and not use tEVir " =! Al. Hue l"''.S
take fattcry and patience. That -..
TRAINED. animals ar" mHrI r''..''" ~.
rlausr. They don't give atl,rH ".. 'm "P
p!auSc of the audience. h"wc'ol. y" '.'2 H.,,H:es
know what il means wlrn 81 a3l.u'r '.rpS
mud. shggt'. You DO r"' w.. l.''' ,I'! III
Plris. Now | will 20 ON rH|, .h, i'H'.' 80. a.,
Tho trulncr called FOR i.pr.y ,~ ''', "hd MO
GREAT Dm,c, tho pru,cril lar., ia" .~,lhi'hhS,
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