fetch it to you. If you see he can not find it, then go and help him. 

 Sometimes a dog's nose gets off, and he can not smell anything, or he 

 is probably overheated, or has not the best nose, and by your helping 

 him it will go a long ways toward making a perfect dog of him and 

 will encourage him to do his work better. 



Always keep burrs combed out of your dog's flanks or wherever 

 they can rub him. Always keep your dog out of a cold draught while 

 riding; always feed the dog well. Judge a dog by yourself and treat 

 him kindly. 



To teach the dog to jump in the wagon: Have the dog go a 

 riding a few times, so he will like it, lifting him in a few times. Then 

 he will try to get in himself, but assist him in a half way, so the dog 

 will think he has done it all himself, and in a few times he will get in 

 at the word "J^imp-" Have lots of patience and don't get mad and 

 grunt and kick. Take it out on yourself. 



To keep a dog from barking, under my system of training, go out 

 and strap him well; then take a chain and put it around his neck 

 and snap it a couple of times in the snap, whether he is tied or not 

 and leave it on him, and a few strappings will break him of this; and 

 always say "Charge" or whistle when he barks. 



n he digs up in the kennel or yard, hang a chain on him and snap 

 it once or twice around his neck, so that when he goes to dig, it will 

 get tangled up in his feet, and he will soon quit. 



Any of the dog foods now on the market will do to feed a dog, 

 as they are all good, and a dog can stand up to them in good shape. 



Always keep your dog clean and in a clean kennel. If your dog 

 has fleas, take him away from the kennel to the woods or fields, and 

 use this mixture : 



MIXTURE FOR FLEAS. 



Put one gallon of coal oil in a jug; then take two pounds of com- 

 mon vaseline and melt in a bucket on the stove, and then pour in the 

 jug with the coal oil and it will mix. Saturate a cloth or sponge 

 with the mixture and soak your dog from head to foot, and he will 

 run around and drop the fleas. It will take all the old or dead hair 

 off the dog, which will soon be replaced with a new growth. Always 

 take your dog away from the kennel when applying the mixture. By 

 doing this a few times you will get rid of the fleas in your kennel. You 



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