To teach him to walk on his front feet : Lay a bit of meat on the 

 tloor, three or four feet away, and hold him back from going to get it. 

 Take hold of both hind feet and raise him up so that he can walk 

 on his front feet and push him gently by his hind feet towards the 

 meat. Go slowly, so as not to overbalance him, and he will try to 

 help himself for the sake of the meat. As soon as he reaches the meat, 

 pet him and let him have it. Increase the distance and say, "Up," 

 which he will soon learn. 



To teach him to catch his tail : Tie a piece of red ribbon, not more 

 than two or three inches long, on the end of his tail, and lift him 

 around by it for a few times; then let him try for himself, and say 

 to him, "Catch it," and he will go around like a whirlwind and enjoy 

 it. When he will do this, take off the ribbon and say, "Catch your 

 tail," and at the word, he will go around till you are tired of him 

 and he will think it great fun. 



To teach him to walk a rope or pole: Take a board a foot wide, 

 and place it between two chairs, so that it is about three feet from 

 the floor; be sure that it is firm, and in no danger of slipping off of 

 the chairs. Lift him onto the board and walk back and forth with 

 him until he is not afraid; then put him down and tell him to jump 

 up on the chair, and show him a bit of meat. Lay it on the board 

 where he can see it, and tell him to go and get it. He will be so 

 anxious for the meat that he will walk out on the board and he can 

 soon be coaxed over it easily. When he is perfectly at ease on the 

 board, take one a little narrower and keep reducing the width until 

 he can walk on one an inch wide. 



Now, you are ready for the rope or pole. When he can walk the 

 rope easily, raise the rope a little at a time, until it is as high as you 

 want it from the floor, and if it is changed gradually, he will not seem 

 to mind the increased distance from the floor. 



If it is any distance from the floor, build a little runway of boards, 

 with little strips across them for him to walk up and down on. 



To' show what kindness will do, in training animals, the picture 

 of a retrieving wolf is here given. The wolf is a wild animal and is 

 looked upon as dangerous. The cause of this is hunger and he will 

 fight for something to eat every time. On the other hand, if treated 

 kindly, as you would treat any other animal, the wolf can be taught 

 to do almost anything — to retrieve, pull a sleigh, or small wagon, or 



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