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to put his paws upon the back of the chair, by asking 

 him to " Put them up," or saying " Up," assisting him 

 at first. When he will do it readily you may teach 

 him to put his head down upon his paws, by placing 

 it there and repeating the word " Down," of course 

 caressing him each time that lie complies. To have 

 him hold up his head, tap him under the mouth, and 

 say " Up," remembering to say "That will do," when 

 you are through the trick. You may teach him to 

 jump over the chair by playfully coaxing him to do 

 so, saying '• Jump." 



TO MAKE HIM GO LAME. 



Tap him with a little rod upon the hind foot, say- 

 ing " Lame," teaching him to stand and hold it up 

 whenever you say " Lame." Now coax him along, 

 and if he puts it down hit him quite smartly on the 

 foot, making him keep it up until he will go lame at 

 the word and a motion of the rod. Now whenever 

 you send him to the chair, as before, as he goes to 

 jump down, stop him, teaching him to wait for the 

 word " Do." As he comes down with his fore-feet on 

 the floor, say " Steady," and teach him to stop with 

 his hind legs in the chair. He is now ready 



TO RUN ON HIS FORWARD LEGS. 



To teach him to do this, take hold of his hind legs, 

 lift them up and walk him around in a circle, and 

 place them in a chair, saying "Round." Do this 

 every time you perform the trick of having him get 

 into a chair. After a while take him by the tail and 

 lift him up, and, switching his hind legs lightly, walk 

 him around in the same manner, saying "Round." as 

 before. With patience and perseverance he will learn 

 to lift up his hind legs at the motion of the whip, and 



