To teach him to jump: Take a small stick from two to three 

 inches long, and put it on a couple of blocks, say six inches high, and 

 have him jump over it. By holding a bit of meat in your hand he 

 will jump, but be careful not to have the stick high at first, or he will 

 be afraid to try. Encourage him to jump higher and he soon will be 

 anxiouf; to jump as high as he can. 



To teach him to lie down or roll over: This is a great thing to 

 teach a dog. Take both hands and lay the dog down on his back and 

 then roll him from one side to the other. Do this several times and 

 after the lesson feed him a bit of meat. Now, say to him, "Roll over,'" 

 and he will lie down and try to do it. If he fails, assist him and he 

 will soon learn what you want of him. 



To teach him to sit up in a chair: Here is where his jumping 

 will come in. Tap on a chair and say to him, "Jump," and when he 

 jumps in the chair, tell him to sit up; if he shows any fear, assist him. 

 Give him a bit of meat and he will not mind being so far from the 

 floor. Now, put him in a rocking chair and gently rock it. Give him 

 a bit of meat and he will soon be able to rock himself. 



To teach a dog to find a hidden article : To do this, a dog must 

 be broken to retrieve or carry, and this can be learned by the use 

 of the Erb Patent Training Device. After he has been taught to 

 retrieve or carry things, roll up a handkerchief with some perfume on 

 it, put it down some few feet away and say to the dog, "Go fetch," or 

 "Go bring," and when he brings it to you, say "Sit up," and give him 

 a bit of meat for this and pet him. Then take the handkerchief and 

 hide it ; then go back to where you came from and say to him, "Go 

 find it and bring," and he will go in and find it, as the perfume gives 

 him the scent. After he finds this a few times, put the handkerchief 

 under a can and send him for it. He will scent it and will overturn 

 the can and bring the handkerchief to you. Later, teach him to get 

 up in a chair and, while you say "Charge," or lie still, step back a 

 few feet, having him lie perfectly quiet. Now, hide the handkerchief 

 and tell him to go find it. 



To teach him to walk on his hind feet : Say "Sit up," and have a 

 bit of meat and show it to him, and coax him forward a little at a 

 time, till he makes a step or two towards you. Give him the meat 

 and pet him and let him try again. When he has learned this, try to 

 have him walk on his front feet. 



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