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necessary to prevent the possibility of his running away. 

 He then should be trained without the rope. No com- 

 promise is admissible. If he goes into a corner or sneaks 

 up to the feet of his trainer, he should be taken back 

 instantly to the place where he should have dropped, and a 

 cut of the whip given; he should then be required to remain 

 quiet till ordered up. If he is allowed to select his own place 

 to drop, he has a feeling of security and immunity which 

 is not favorable for subsequent discipline in the open field. 



When he is obedient in the yard he may be given lessons 

 in the open fields, yet he must at first be kept under some 

 restraint to put a proper finish to his yard breaking. One 

 end of a quarter inch line, about twenty feet long, should be 

 tied to his spike collar, the other end tied to a stake firmly 

 driven into the ground. Make him drop close to the stake. 

 Walk away from him and if he attempts to follow, return 

 him to his place and make him drop, giving him a cut with 

 the whip. Walk away about twenty yards, then around 

 him, and correct any unsteadiness exhibited by him. When 

 he is trained so that he will remain steady while the trainer 

 walks or runs, he may be considered as being trustworthy. 

 These lessons should be given in different places in the 

 fields; for a dog from the familiar associations may be obe- 

 dient in the place in which he is trained, and disobedient in 

 all others. Whether he will be run thereafter with a check- 

 cord, or whether he will have all the training necessary at 

 this stage, will depend on whether he is obedient or whether 

 he evinces no disposition to run away, etc., which his trainer 

 can determine. 



One thing is certain, when the dog is put into actual 

 work, the talent and industry or inefficiency of the trainer 

 in giving the preparatory lessons will not fail to show itself; 

 any imperfection adds just so much to the trouble of training 

 in the field and under less favorable circumstances. 



