all that is needed. Ten minutes, four or five times a day, will be 

 enough to teach many amusing tricks and the dog will think it all 

 good fun. The younger the dog is, the easier it will be to teach him. 



Take, for instance, a six-months-old puppy. The first thing to 

 teach him is to speak when spoken to. Until he does this, keep him 

 out of the house. 



Begin by feeding him and always feed him out of the hand. In 

 this way he will have to look up when being fed and will learn to 

 carry a high head. When feeding him, raise the hand a little with 

 each bit fed until he has confidence enough to rise on his hind feet. 

 In a few times he will get to jumping for his meat and then, when 

 he does that, say "Speak," which he will soon learn to do. As soon 

 as he speaks once, give him a bit of meat. Keep this up with him for 

 several days and he will soon speak you out of the house. 



Now, he is where he can be trained to be neat in the house. Bring 

 him into the part you intend to keep him in. Begin in the morning, 

 after he has been fed from the hand. After he has eaten, say to him, 

 "Speak," and "Do you want to go out?" If he don't speak at once, 

 walk out and close the door and call him by name and he will soon 

 speak. Call him several times while the door is closed, and say to 

 him "Speak," and he will soon understand what you want of him. 

 Then give him a little walk and on your return to the door ask him 

 to speak, which will mean that he wants to go into the house. If 

 he don't speak, close the door and leave him out until he does speak, 

 but keep calling him by name. When you give him a new lesson take 

 time to make it clear to him and remember that anything that is 

 worth doing is worth doing well. The dog will do his best to under- 

 stand and obey. Be clear in giving the directions always. 



To teach him to sit up : Take him and set him up against the wall 

 or in a corner of the room. At first you must hold him up and pet 

 him. After several lessons in this way, you will have him so that 

 he will not be afraid to sit up alone. Repay him for this by giving 

 him a bit of meat, but he must not be overfed while learning tricks. 

 Next bring him away from the wall, or corner, and say to him, "Sit 

 up," and nine times out of ten he will run and sit up against the wall, 

 but let this go. Call him out kindly, and have him sit up away from 

 the wall or corner; if he insists on going back, call him out and as- 

 sist him as at first. He will soon be able to sit up alone. 



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