state that "dog talk" resembles very closely the same vocabulary 

 you would employ when speaking to a babe in the arms, coupled 

 with endearing terms, and with a rising inflection of the voice, 

 the combination forming a language of its own, peculiarly 

 adapted and very intelligent to the canine race. 



If for any reason you think your dog has offended in any 

 place or places in the house it will be well to place a little to- 

 bacco or pepper at these spots, and you can be assured that he 

 will avoid them in the future. 



To sum up the requirements of housebreaking and tabulate 

 them in rule form: 



First Let your dog have one master or mistress who will 



keep the dog under supervision during a reasonable period of 

 probation. 



Second Fasten him up when it is not convenient to watch 

 him. 



Third Always take him out immediately upon letting him 

 loose, leading him through the house the first few days. 



Fourth Let him out at regular intervals during the day, and 

 always the first thing in the morning and as late as possible at 

 night. 



Fifth Tie him up at night with a short chain or leash. 

 Sixth If you would have your dog cleanly in his habits love 

 him. Treat him with due consideration, and do not expect or 

 try to exact impossibilities. 



When we consider what grand watchdogs Boston Terriers are 

 when properly handled, it is more than surprising that they are 

 not kept in every house where valuables are at hand and where 

 the lives of the occupants are often at the mercy of midnight 

 prowlers. When we desire a dog to be watchful it does not 

 necessarily imply that he is to be savage and tear strangers 

 promiscuously to pieces, but that he should simply be on the 

 alert when we are sleeping the sleep of the just. Here is where the 

 discrimination and discernment of this breed is clearly exem- 

 plified, for when properly trained your dog will not arouse the 

 whole household should, perchance, a member of your family re- 

 main out rather late at his club, for the dog will recognize him 

 even though the step be a little off at times, and will simply 

 welcome by quiet manifestations the pilgrim's safe return. If 

 you leave your dog loose at night he will show his breeding and 

 good sense, and working on the principle that "the best is none 

 too good," will select a soft pillow on the sofa, coiling himself up 



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