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have him learned to go on all fours, and sit down on 

 the stool, and to go on his hind feet and take a seat 

 with his forward feet up. 



To ITIake Him €Jo I^ame. 



Tap him with a little rod on the hind foot saying, 

 "Lame," learning him to stand and hold it up when- 

 ever you say, "Lame." Now coax him along, and if 

 he puts it down, hit him quite smartly on the foot, 

 making him keep it up until he will go lame, at the 

 word and a motion of the rod. Kow whenever you 

 send him into the chair, as before, as he goes to jump 

 down, stop him, teaching him to wait for the word 

 "Do ;" as he comes down with his fore-feet on the floor 

 say, "Steady," and learn him to stop with his hind 

 legs up in the chair* He is now ready. 



To Run on his ForTT^ard lies^. 



To teach him this, take hold of his hind legs, lift 

 them up and walk him around in a circle, and place 

 them in a chair, saying, ' 'Eound. ' ' Do this every time 

 you perform the trick of having him get into the 

 chair. After a while take him by the tail and lift 

 him up, and switching his hind legs lightly, walk 

 him around in the same manner, saying, "Eound," as 

 before. With patience and perseverance he will 

 learn to lift up his hind legs at the motion of the 

 whip, and on the words, "Gro around," perform a cir- 

 cle, walking on his forward feet, and place his hind 



