108 EEMIXISCENCES OF A SPOETSMAN. 



I shall conclude my anecdotes of the canine species 

 with some details of a particularly intelligent and hand- 

 some small Swiss poodle which was given to me when a 

 puppy by Lord Mahon, when I was student at the senior 

 department of the Military College at High Wycombe. 

 Some dogs, from their natural intelligence, show much 

 facility in learning a variety of tricks in imitation of 

 human actions. Of this class v^^as my charming little 

 Cartouche, whose countenance and eyes beamed with 

 intelligence. Cartouche was about two or three months 

 old when I received him from his lordship ; his coat jet 

 black, with curls all over his body, which was well pro- 

 portioned, and when full grown he was generally al- 

 lowed to be a handsome poodle. In the training of 

 dogs I had much practice, having broke in most of my 

 pointers and spaniels, and to succeed well in this I 

 strongly recommend kindness and patience, although in 

 some instances, with a very high-spirited dog, the whip 

 must be occasionally made use of. When Cartouche 

 was about four or five months old, I taught him to fetch 

 and carry, and when out walking to bring me my glove, 

 which I left at some distance on the road. The next 

 lessons were to sit up, ring the bell, and shut the door ; 

 when he did this to my satisfaction, I sent him upstairs 

 to my bedroom to fetch my slippers, the door of course 

 being left open. At first he brought down only one 

 slipper, but finding it rather troublesome to go up for 

 the second, he placed one on the other and brought 

 them down together. This proved to me at once that 

 I might almost teach him anything. 



On my putting up a stick for him to jump over, and 

 saying, " Cartouche, jump for an old woman," he was 

 motionless; but when I said "Cartouche, jump for 



