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are the first tricks he should be taught, as they are the 

 foundatiou for others. 



TO GET INTO A CHAIR. 



This is easily done, taking your own way to coax him 

 iuto the chair, using the word "chair" whenever you 

 cause him to get into it. When he becomes familiar with 

 the word, accompanied with a motion of the hand towards 

 a chair, you may use other words in connection there- 

 with, "Go and get into the chair." After he will do 

 this handily, you may then teach him to put his paws upon 

 the back of the chair, by asking him " to put them up," or 

 saying " up," assisting him at first. When he will do it 

 readily, you may teach him to put his head down upon his 

 paws, by placing it there, and repeating the word "down," 

 of course caressing him each time that he complies. To 

 have him hold up his head, tap him under the mouth 

 and say " up," remembering to say " that will do," when 

 you are through the trick. You may teach him to jump 

 over the chair by playfully coaxing him to do so, saying 

 "jump." 



TO MAKE HIM GO LAMB. 



Tap him with a little rod upon the hind foot, saying 

 " lame," teaching him to stand and hold it up whenever 

 you say " lame." Now coax him along, and if he puts 

 it down, hit him quite smartly on the foot, making him 

 keep it up until he will go lame at the word and a motion 

 of the rod. Now whenever you send him to the chair, as 

 before, as he goes to jump down, stop him, teaching him 

 to wait for the word " do," as he comes down with his 

 fore-feet on the floor, say " steady," and teach him to stop 

 with his hind legs in the chair. He is now ready 



