82 THE AIREDALE 



deceived if, in this particular, a youngster does 

 not live strictly up to the word of his seller. 



If your dog arrives in a crate, he should be 

 given a run the very first thing after unpacking. 

 The safest way is to bring him into the house on 

 a lead and to keep him tied up short in some 

 convenient place for a couple of days, taking him 

 out regularly at fixed hours. He will soon get 

 into these habits. Should he offend, he ought to 

 be punished at the scene of his crime, taking care 

 that he is aware of his offense and tied up again. 

 A very few days of this treatment will house-break 

 any dog who is old enough to understand what 

 you are driving at. Trying to house-break 

 a very young puppy is cruelty pure and 

 simple. 



In punishing a dog, do not beat him about the 

 ears and never use either a fine whip, or a stick. 

 It has happened twice in my knowledge that a dog 

 has had his hearing seriously damaged by a rup- 

 turing of the ear drums caused by blows on the 

 head. A whip will cut the skin of a dog and a 

 stick may break a bone. A smart slap under 

 the jaw, accompanied by a word-scolding in a 

 severe tone and uncompromising manner, is a 

 thousand times better. In extreme cases a strap 

 may be used, but always remember that the object 

 is not to flog the dog into cowardly and broken 



