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feAv lessons tliat lie will require before lie will bark 

 luslily. 



As in colt training, do not give one lesson long 

 enough at a time to induce weariness. 



One 'tiling cannot be said too often or too im- 

 pressively: do not be too severe with puppies. Tbe 

 inajoritv of them are onlv too anxious to be eniraircd 

 in something to employ their restless activities, and 

 iney delight in being made the partner of your pur- 

 suits, whatever they are. You will find it necessary 

 to teach him other words, even early in your course of 

 training, such as "Steady/'^ "Stop;"' "Go on/' "Over/' 

 and many more, as your lessons progress. The com- 

 mand ''over" is wanted to make your dog cross a fence. 

 You first take a piece of board, in height proportioned 

 to the size of your dog, and place a piece of meat on 

 one side, ilie dog on the other. Have the board so 

 placed that lie can get around, but to o^at the meat he 

 must go over it. He will try to go around, but this 

 you must not allow. After several attempts, the desire 

 for the meat Avill teach him to jmnp over the board. 

 This ])erformance you can vary, substituting a stick 

 lor the board. Hold tbe stick higher and higher, ^ut 

 do not ever let him go under. Be sure and praise him 

 when he succeeds in jumping over the stick; he will 

 need no other reward, when he has once learned. 



Another important lesson is to teach him to "Come 

 behind,'" or as the English say, "Come to heel.'' 



The easiest way to do this is to have a stick of the 

 right length with a harness snap in the end of it. 



