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as you choose, but not one natui-ally used by others. 

 As this ingenious nse of words is about the only new 

 idea I can suggest, to teach watch dogs, the master 

 can use his own ingenuity to render it practical. 



Tlie Xriclc Dog:. 



Man}^ amusing tricks may be taught, which will 

 exhibit, in a wonderful degree, the intelligence of the 

 dog. As I have before said, much depends upon the 

 breed. A dog of one peculiar breed may be learned 

 a certain class of tricks, while that of another breed 

 will be entirely different in his characteristics. A 

 well bred dog is hard to learn any tricks except those 

 pertaining to his nature ; while a mongrel cur is quite 

 easy to learn any. Perhaps a Spaniel poodle dog is 

 the most tractable of any, a Black-and-Tan is quite 

 apt. I give a few examples, sufficient to form a 

 ground-work for the intelligent operator to extend 

 his list of tricks at his pleasure. 



TUe First IStep to be Xaken. 



When you are preparing the dog to receive his 

 first lesson, it is necessary to place him where you 

 can control him. Procure a piece of cord ten feet 

 long, and one fourth of an inch in diameter; tie a 

 knot in each end — one that will not slip. Take one 

 end, place it around the dog's neck, to get the size, 

 then tie another knot, and again place it around his 

 neck, slipping the end with knot through, and make 

 fast. The proper way of training him is with a whip. 



