190 THE HORSE OWNER's 



TO RUIT OW HIS FORWARD LEGS. 



To teach him this, take hoki of his hind legs, lift them 

 up and walk him around in a circle, and place them in a 

 chair, saying "romid." Do this every time you perform 

 the trick of having him get into a chair. After a while 

 take him by the tail and lift him up, and, switching his 

 hind legs lightly, walk him around in the same manner, 

 saying "round," as before. With patience and perse- 

 verance he will learn to lift up his hind legs at the motion 

 of the whip, and. on the words "go round," perform a 

 circle, walking on his forward feet, and place his hind feet 

 in the chair ; of course the height of the chair must be 

 ad^Dted to the length of the dog's legs. 



TO SIT ON A STOOL. 



It is now very easy to teach him to "sit down" on a 

 low stool. You may then teach him to "take a seat" on 

 the stool by leading him around by his forward feet, and 

 setting him on the stool with his forward feet held up, 

 saying "seat;" you then have him learned to go on all 

 fours, to sit down on the stool, and to go on his hind feet 

 and take a seat with his forward feet up. 



TO TEACH HIM TO FIND THINGS. 



Take something with which he is accustomed to play, 

 and, after getting him enlivened with play, call him up to 

 you and blindfold him, and throw the article a short dis- 

 tance from you. If the dog has good scent, tell him you 

 have "lost," then remove the blindfold and he will search 

 and find it. Repeat this, throwing it farther each time, 

 until you can throw your knife or anything which you 

 have held in your hand, at a distance, you looking in the 

 direction and saying, " I have lost my knife." He will 

 search until he finds and brings it to you. If the dog 



