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/VRT OF TRAINING ANIMALS. 



A complete guide for amateur or professional trainers, explaining 

 the most approved methods of the most celebrated and successful 

 trainers, thoroughly initiating the reader into all the secrets of the 

 profession, exposing various bogus " charms," &c., sold to the cred- 

 ulous at high prices, and telling, in fact, everything connected with 

 the art of breaking, taming, and training all kinds of animals. It 

 includes a new and improved method of horse and colt breaking, 

 selection of horses, management of farm animals, watch and sport- 

 ing dogs, and a complete sys' em of Circus Tricks. Besides all these, 

 it has a chapter on Snake Charming, chapters on Singing, Talking, 

 and Performing Birds, including information which is alone worth 

 the price of the bo..k to any bird owner. 



An idea of the book may be gleaned from the following partial 

 synopsis of a few of its chapters : 



Horse Taming and Horse Training. How to manage ahorse, con- 

 quering vicious and breaking wild horses, kindness and firmness, 

 curing stubborn disposition, the tamers tools, to teach a horse to 

 stop, to teach a horse to back, to make a horse follow you, to stand 

 without holding, whip training, to drive without bit or bridle, to 

 cure balky horses, to prevent harnessed horses running away, to 

 instantly stop a runaway horse. 



Trick Horses Appliances used in teaching tricks, to teach a 

 horse to sit up, to kick at command, to answer questions, to jump, 

 to stand erect, to "pirouette," pedestal feat, to kiss, to fetch and 

 carry, to find hidden articles, to select chosen card, to fire pistol, 

 to dince, to eat at table, to play hand organ, to feign lameness, to 

 walk over you, Ac. 



Performing Dogs Simple tricks and training, to teach him his 

 name, to leap, to walk erect, to dance, to jump rope, to sit and lie 

 down at command, to beg, to give his paw, to sneeze, to speak for 

 it, to fetch and carry, to bring you his tail in his mouth, to stand on 

 a ball and roll it up and down a plank, to walk on stilts, to go up 

 and down a ladder, to stand on his head and walk on fore legs, to 

 "sing," lump of sugar trick, to feign death. 



Wonderful Feats of Dogs. Celebrated canine 1 performers of the 

 world, to teach dogs the alphabet, to select from a number of articles 

 any article called for, to place any article in any place directed, or 

 give it to any designated person, to eat any article of food and leave 

 any other as he may be ordered, to play dominoes. " Munito " and 

 "Mile. Bianca," their wonderful performances, how they were 

 really acheived, tricks of exhibitors, as well as tricks of performers, 

 real education vs. clever deception, full details of training, canine 

 actors. 



And OVER TWENTY other chapters. Gives more information about, 

 training animals in a single chapter than any other entire tpork. It is 



