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Put your own name and address on the collar — not the 

 dog's. 



Don't kick your dog or strike him on the head. Use a 

 switch or, grasping him by the neck and back, give him a shak- 

 ing. 



Don't "holler" at a dog unless he is at a distance; talk to 

 him in a moderate tone. He is guided more by intonation than 

 words. You exhaust your emphasis in continuous "hollering" 

 and he fails to understand. 



Don't let your dog chase horses or autos on the road; it 

 is a very bad habit. 



Don't use more than three letters in your dog's name; if 

 you want to use a longer one for his pSdigree give him a short 

 kennel name. 



Don't borrow a dog and don't lend one; you may spoil your 

 friend's dog or he yours; a dog must know his own master. 



Don't punish a dog long after his fault has been committed; 

 be sure he knows exactly for what the punishment is admin- 

 istered. 



Don't keep a dog in a hot room all day and put him out 

 in the cold at night. 



Try and keep a breed that will not require to have their 

 ears or tails trimmed. This is a custom which is properly grow- 

 ing in disrepute. 



Take your dog into the chicken yard when young and let 

 him stay by your side while you work with the chickens. He 

 will then learn to know that they are your property and respect 

 them. If he is old when you get him and he kills a chicken try 

 a thrashing; if that fails, tie the dead chicken around his neck 

 and let him carry it all day. He will soon get enough chicken 

 and will leave them alone. This is a favorite method of "bird 

 dog men" in breaking a pointer or setter from chasing rabbits. 



I have also thought it would be a wholesome method of 

 punishment for the chicken thief if one of our ebony-hued friends 

 should have an old dominecker rooster tied around his neck and 

 be compelled to parade around town all day. He, too, would 

 become sick of chickens. 



Let us try and devise a practical plan for the utilization of 

 at least one useful breed of dogs by the State. 



Each breed has its especial advocate and each its par- 

 ticular use. For the farm, however, it is my judgment that the 

 rough-coated Scotch collie is the best general utility dog, besides 



