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OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



method of Oberlander, have always received never have the strength of a circus dog, who 

 their first lessons with this article. can balance himself on a bottle or on a man's 



If persons play with an animal and neglect head, make the "perilous leap," turn somer- 

 to use, very precisely, the different commands 

 and gestures to which he is accustomed, he 

 will soon perceive that the th 

 not serious, and their influence 

 upon him will be k 

 children play wi 

 young dog that is be 

 trained, and mak 

 him fetch things 

 without t a k i n y 

 them and without 

 praising him, that 

 dog will never 

 answer readily to 

 a command. Sever- 

 ity, exactitude, and 

 patience are the con 

 ditions of success, 

 is not necessary tf) whi] 

 a dog ; at most, a slight 

 touch with a switch may be 

 given in case of ill will or negli 

 gence. The dog understands per- 

 fectly a stern reprimand or a shake 

 given to the rope ; if he does not 



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saults, dance, shoot, and ride a bicycle as if he 

 ad never done anything else. All this seems 

 tremely difficult, as in fact it is ; 

 credit belongs to the 

 er only, to his patience 

 I his judgment. It is 

 rue that he chooses the 

 most intelligent dogs, 

 oftenest poodles, but 

 the innumerable 

 lessons which in- 

 evitably precede 

 exhibition are 

 essential. The dog 

 may not possess in- 

 tellect, so called, but 

 he has a good memory 

 d a strong love for a 

 game. The routine once 

 acquired, the exhibition, 

 which should always be done in 

 [jrecisely the same order, lest the dog 

 be bewildered, is sure of success. 



A few years ago the Bertrand 



brothers of Paris had a little dog 



named Papillon, who could speak. In France 



understand, it is useless to go on training him 

 Pets and small fry of that kind are incapable and in other countries journalists worthy of all 

 of being taught to fetch. They can merely do confidence related the fact, which they them- 

 the pretty thing, — give a paw, pretend death, selves had witnessed. The questions addressed 

 etc. Sporting dogs, on the 

 contrary, are useful; they 

 will search for lost objects, n(j 

 matter how small they are, 

 and find them among bushes 

 or in sand. " Seek ! Lost I " 

 is enough to start a well- 

 trained dog on a search at 

 once. Nevertheless, to reach 

 this result and to make the 

 animal couch before the game 

 when the shot is fired requires 

 many months of training 



according to fixed rules. Pleasure dogs can be to the little animal were : "Who am I .? Do you 

 taught to limp, to fetch the newspaper, and to love me .? What did the people shout when the 

 perform other similar tricks ; but they will Russians came ? Which is the largest building 



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