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submission, but merely to impress upon him that 

 he is not doing as you wish. 



In all cases it is best to punish a dog " red 

 handed," but in no case should you punish him 

 " red headed." Unless the dog knows for what 

 he is being punished, you are like Xerxes whipping 

 the Hellespont for wrecking his ships, except that 

 a dog has more feelings than the sea. The best 

 way to be sure that the dog knows is to catch him 

 in the very act. TJjis has the disadvantage, how- 

 ever, of making it likely that you will be in a 

 temper. 



No dog should ever be punished when you have 

 not got perfect control over yourself. The pa- 

 tience of Job was never tried by a healthy, ter- 

 rier puppy, or it might have reached its limit. A 

 spoiled rug, the flower-beds wrecked, a new hat 

 chewed up, slippers and rubbers all over the house, 

 religious disobedience, all these things do culti- 

 vate a temper, but temper and dog-training do 

 not live together successfully. 



In training a dog be sure that he knows exactly 

 what you want him to do, and then be sure that 

 he always does it. Make obedience a habit. In 

 time, it will come as natural to him as breathing. 

 When you say " Come here," see that he comes, 

 and let him understand that " Lie down " means 

 just that and nothing more. It is very useful 



