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other words in connection therewith as are pleasant 

 to the ear, as, for instance, "Come here, sir." With- 

 out the word here he will not know what you mean, 

 and the others being meaningless to him, do not puz- 

 zle him. He will also be less liable to have too many 

 masters, as the one word will not be likely to be used 

 every time by a person unacquainted with your mode 

 of training. Of course, if you prefer it, you may, in 

 giving the lesson, substitute other words for those 

 laid down; but we give those which are readiest to 

 the tongue. As the dog comes up, whether volun- 

 tarily or not, say, " Do," and caress him. A lesson of 

 an hour or two, each time working slowly and pa- 

 tiently, will be about right. Proceed with it until he 

 will come to you from any portion of the room at the 

 word " Here." He will have learned by this time, 

 probably, that the word " Do" is for him to under- 

 stand that you are through with him. When he per- 

 fectly realizes this you may then prefix words, and 

 say, "That will do," emphasizing the word do each 

 time. You may also now say, " Come here," remem- 

 bering that the words here and do are the only ones he 

 obeys. He cannot connect sentences, nor be made to 

 understand them when once connected. 



You now wish him to learn the words "Go" and 

 "Halt." To do this you will place yourself in a por- 

 tion of the room opposite to where the dog would 

 naturally desire to go (the door, for instance, or some- 

 thing that would attract him, such as food), say " Go," 

 and by coaxing and urging him start him along. 

 As he gets part of the way, say " Halt," pulling upon 

 the string, stopping him and saying "Halt" again 

 Proceed with this until he has learned to obey both 

 the words, "Go" and "Halt." To teach these four 

 words named will generally take three or four weeks. 



