Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-05-29
ANIMAL REHEARSALS
TRICK DOGS AND CATS AND THEIR
WAYS or LEARNING.

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Vt l1AnN'N1'
Their Trainer Expiains the Mood ~ Fiat
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IN Dcans WIN
Sats - Dlnerences Between Dogs and
Cats-Triolxs Explained.
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Ing Ascherhkoh dogs were the original
5meerpretefs OF reanstlc canine drama.
1ney were TAXED Oh IN several countries,
puV .neir performance seems quite anna
teurlsh IA comparison with that OF the new
canine stars whose trainer Is Leonidas.
Leoniuas is a dreek wanderer upon the
lace OF ohe eartn. no does not speak any
hngnsh except up and bravo" and
thank you, but that does not matter,
LOT an ms cats ana dogs understand his
, p,rlecuiy. Inc company was re-
hearslns ene ouher morning when a report
q optalneu entrance into the theater TO
Ion ~, Aeoniuas now ne trained ms ANIMALS.
ivy were uolng circus tricks with evident
4es.' "nen nc tolu lheln 10 slt down IN
their onalrs ana remain there until he
e;sllea then' iheir prompt ana cheerful
opsGlenee would nave gladdened any heart.
tram my dogs ana cats, explained
,ne master ID response TO q question, by
hlhuhess ana patlence-oh, SO much pa
eieice' Inc mann thlhg IS 10 get tnem 10
uhaerseanu WhaC you wano them 10 do'
anu 'neh they no IL quickly enough am
sure uogs anu cats reason up 10 certain
polhe 1hey can reason suihclently TO IN
eeIs1'inu Whae want them 10 40 IL isn't
lllltaelohs' pecsuse never snow them
Wha0 want zone, pue explain what
Nlsn anu oeil onelh " 40 H. logs nave
ihore REASON imam cats ana are lar easier TO
tr''lh, Caus are, IKE women, caprlclous
Ole Auuse coax theIn an the tline Ii you
isV d ca1 KNOW uhat you are trying TO make
IL 90 thlhg, IL won do It, One must be
alWays klnu TO then.
huihph! gfuhteu the interpreter. II
WISH you could see MN ana his slster-in-
law
Leonloas sIllleo planuly ana, all uncon-
selous Oh the comment added to the text,
Went on;
rather train 5O dogs than one cat.
II alun nave that black spaniel Cerbe-
rus Woulo never undertake TO tram q
cav. Cerperus was the nrst DOG ever
tralhou' ana ne saved one OIL these cats
rom drowning, ana she follows MN, and
an the other cats lollow her. But about
inc tfalnlhg' AN ola oog or cat can be
UaughI 10 40 an SORTS OF Things, but It Is
huch easier TO teach young ones. You
nave seen imoeclie people. Wei, we have
Anpeclle caGs ana dogs, TOO; so IL Is well to
selece cats Ior training with view to
tnelr lh0eIllgence' Inc woh dogs learn
more easily than any other. Different
Kinds OF dogs excel IN different kinds of
stage WORK. ANY aog that looks like
lo1 is exctaole and does quick work that
other uogs' say poodle, oouldn { DO at
al. some dogs 90 thelr work with per-
ieoV unuers WhlIe othefs 90 tnelrs
Ilechanlcaily' Inns IS usually the 1ault OF
the trainer anu results from oeatlng the
"hlinals'
ono ihuso IoSe animals ana under
stanu 1neii III ofoer 10 tralh Ihen. I've
Deoil ~ t4is puslncss All my ne. tralned
Holsos " uo az hinus Vi trlchs ana had
heNer ihough1 &pou1 training do2s and
cats uhVIl ran across tha1 black water
spahlel one Jay When was exhlbltlng my
uraIheu horses' was standing on west
MINISTER bridge ana saw child fall into
the water Ihat spaniel, Cerberus, jumped
IN ana rescued the little one, and said l
would own that dog. L soon taught it to
uIEe Ior my purse When dropped 1t into
10 Iee1 Oh water. Not long after that Ger.
perus saved inc cat from drowning. l
tlouSn1 IL would DC a good IDEA to teach
Inc cat soine trlcks 700. Ii taxes Two years
10 traln q eau wen, put much less time Is
Iequlteu 10 educate a smart oog. worked
win CerDerus ana inc cat he saved three
years. anu Ilen began TO enlarge my
company
10 Ueacn lHeln new TRICKS tell them
"nat WasG done and Halter them into
eolIg IL: FOR instance, when wanted to
a pnTA
Ihe IuII helght OF the stage, open and enter |
basket attached to parachute, which |
leg loose held her on the rope and said, |
Up up up! ana petted her all the while. |
soon she knew that 1t would please me If |
she would go up and up she started. When |
she got to the top, told her to open the |
oaske1 ana get IN. she understood that, |
because she opens ana enters a basket |
Wnlch my Great Dane holds in his mouth. |
l 1eG the parachute down very gently at |
hrsI' Dut aI'er she mad done the trick sew
GRAZ Ilnues eould prlng IL down as sud
uenly DIS l Pleaseu: Inc tline required tor
learning new trlcK depends on the trick |
ana upon the Individual intelligence of
eao ~, oHe VI INC puplls'
0olne men tIaln animals by munger.
uon peAeNe IN thaG method, LOT you |
o1I rely oh CHeH' particularly not on
CatS' a cae WIZ proWI around and get |
e ., 10 eau somehow, ana then when |
llio ViIue colhes lor IL 10 ac1 IL won act |
90 "s " Do Ieu alIef"afu' ior IL Is ALREADY |
s9oisHsu' l Ieeu my oogs ana cats at |
y oloo IN every alterhooh 1or IN convinced !
'naI tney 40 peVter WORK when not hungry.
IL - no1 necessary 10 rehearse trained
animals every Gay Ihey are SO familiar |
Win . wilag 1hey no. Ihey learn their lessons
60 wen, IhaI Uhey 90 not forget. In fact, |
eney olleh perform petIer II they don't
pIacIlce lauch aiCer they We learned a |
En tt45 Ior tney uon geG SO tlred OF It,
70 you ever punish your dogs and |
He'll say NO, " said the interpreter |
~ an an S aslu9 pslore putting Ghe question
~ 'ile 1reek, pue ne does all the same.