somewhere between fifteen and twenty-two pounds. If you 

 get a dog that, is smaller than that you will naturally have to 

 lift him in and out of cars and carriages and, unless you want 

 to risk the chance of having him maimed or killed, you will 

 have to keep him on a lead. If, on the other hand, he is a big 

 dog he will be too large to go on the cars or in your brougham, 

 and on many other occasions you will find that he takes up too 

 much room. Therefore, so as not to have him burdensome, 

 select a medium sized specimen, a good all-round dog, capable of 

 taking care of himself in any company or under any conditions. 

 By this advice I do not mean in any way to decry the merits 

 of the Toy Boston Terrier, which so many prefer, for I well 

 know their advantages, but I also appreciate that owing to 

 their size they have to be a great care to their owners. They, 

 therefore, cannot be so companionable as their larger brothers, 

 for their comradeship is necessarily limited. 



The first thing that you must teach your dog if you would 

 take him walking in the crowded thoroughfares of a city is 

 prompt and' strict obedience to your whistle. Select some dis- 

 tinctive call of one, two or three notes and always use it so 

 that he will readily distinguish your call from others, but only 

 use it when you really want him, as he soon learns the moral 

 of the story of the boy who called "Wolf!" and he will think 

 you are only fooling him. It is necessary "that he should be 

 taught to obey your call before you venture on the streets. 

 The best way to teach him is to whistle the desired notes, en- 

 couraging him to come to you, and when he obeys pet and make 

 much of him. Half an hour will generally be all that is needed 

 to teach this lesson, and when once you are sure that he knows 

 what is expected of him punish him if he does not come. The 

 next step is to have him trained to walk right beside you. This 

 is an important part of his training and will be found to be 

 invaluable many times. It is the best preventive for fights, and 

 will be found a great convenience in a crowd or crossing streets. 

 Call the dog to you and saying the words, "To heel," or some- 

 thing similar, make him walk beside you. Always give the com- 

 mand the same way, using the same words and the same tone 

 of voice and gradually increase the distance that you have him 

 walk near you till he is perfectly trained in this respect. You 

 can let him run ahead with the words, "All right," or "Go on," 

 but care should be taken not to allow him to leave you till you 

 give your permission. It is a good plan to always call your dog 



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