PUPPIES AND THEIR CARE— 6 



end of the journey, mother and the rest 

 of the family would be there to welcome 

 it with a pretended sniff and then resume 

 the customary romping play. 



The pat of a hand, a saucer of milk, a 

 few softly spoken words, and almost a 

 miracle transpires in an instant. The tail 

 wags. The eyes become less drawn ; they 

 look up at you with a sort of soulful 

 pleading. The legs wabble a bit, then 

 walk. 



The crate, the trembling and the cold 

 are forgotten. It begins to explore the 

 new home, every crack and corner — and 

 ten days later, it owns the house and 

 everything in it, including yourself. 



The Memorable First Night 



Now come the critical times and crises. 

 First things must be chosen carefully for 

 they draw the line and etch the path of 

 habits of the future. 



Who is to feed the dog? Who train 

 him? Who is to take him out for his 

 daily run? Where is he to sleep? Who is 

 to be his last-resort master? 



For the first few hours in his new home, 

 which is a new world of strange sounds 

 and sights, and above all, strange smells 

 for him, let him fall asleep after he has 

 lapped his fill of milk. 



Mother Gets out of Bed 



But — what is the peculiar, sharp, whin- 

 ing noise? It is after midnight and the 

 mother, anticipating trouble, is the first 

 to hear the sound. 



Mother gets out of bed. The newcomer 

 in the family is petted, gets an extra 

 saucer of milk, his bed straightened — and 

 yet he persists in yapping, yapping, yap- 

 ping so that the entire family cannot sleep 

 and soon become irritated and nervously 

 so. 



There is nothing nnreasonable in the 

 whimpering of a puppy. Its nerves are 

 still wrought up over the many things 

 that have happened in the last few days 

 such as the roar of the wheels, the jolting 

 of the shipping crate, the rough voices of 

 strange men, the absence from his broth- 

 ers and sisters — all in all he is awfully 

 homesick. 



You can let him sleep with you in the 

 bed. He substitutes you for his soft, warm 

 mother. This is not to be considered a 

 precedent for all the future. 



If the breeder sends a toy or glove 

 which the puppy played with in his old 

 home, the homesickness in the new home 

 is lessened. 



Try this novel method — place an alarm 

 clock in the basket with the puppy ; the con- 

 stant ticking tends to keep him quiet. 



The End of the Holiday 



A day has passed and with it the holiday 

 of the puppy in the home — no more for- 

 giveness, exceptions and special favors. A 

 regular routine must be established 

 promptly, then followed constantly and 

 precisely 



III.— HOUSEBREAKING THE DOG 



First, the puppy must be housebroken. 

 Bear in mind that the dog is really an 

 animal of the field, man's greatest con- 

 quest over the animal kingdom. Have 

 plenty of patience and plenty of heart for 

 the puppy during the first two weeks in 

 his new home. He must go thru a col- 

 lege education in etiquet and not get or 

 give any bad marks. 



F.eed the dog at regular hours each day. 

 Take him outdoors about fifteen minutes 

 after each meal. 



Take him out on lead and if practicable, 

 let him off lead temporarily. He likes a 

 bit of modesty and freedom in performing 

 his natural duties outdoors. Else he may 

 go out with you for an hour on lead, come 

 back into the home only to soil the floor. 



Take him on a grass plot, or over ashes, 

 or along a route where other dogs have 

 been and left souvenirs of their presence, 

 unseen writing which only dogs can read. 

 If you can take him out with a house- 

 broken dog, the training is made easier. 



Catch Culprit in Advance 



Watch him in the house. Do not wait 

 until he has done the damage. If you are 

 observant, you can receive advance notice 

 of the oncoming crime ; then with a shout 

 and a hurry, rush him outdoors. 



The chief idea to be transplanted into 

 the seeming hollow-head is that the of- 

 fense is not in relieving himself but in 

 doing this natural, logical and necessary 

 act indoors. 



Once the crime has been committed, you 

 can talk to him roughly and hurry him 

 outdoors but this is not the better method. 

 An ounce of prevention is worth a pail 

 of soap and water. 



On the very first day, place some soiled 

 newspapers or a little low box with saw- 

 dust or refuse in it and let him do his 

 duty there. After the first time he con- 

 nects the two and in most cases goes 

 there with assurance and not a little 

 pleasure. It is only a short course of 

 training from this paper course to the 

 outdoor curriculum. 



The dog can be kept in the kitchen, on 

 a linoleum floor for a few days if de- 

 sired until he becomes somewhat house- 

 broken. 



In severe cases, the dog can be placed 

 at night in a small box in which he can- 

 not move; then he can be let out the first 

 thing in the morning. Few dogs soil their 

 own bed. 



Every dog in time completes the course 

 and becomes a gentleman, if not by na- 

 ture at least by training — ^which cannot 

 be said of all members of the human race. 



In conclusion, in the matter of house- 

 breaking, have in mind that there are ten 

 parts in the training and nine of these are 

 patience. It may require as much as thirty 

 days for the dog to become reliably house- 

 broken, with occasional relapse not to be 

 unexpected — but he finally "graduates," 



