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feet in tlie chair ; of course tlie height of the chair 

 must be adapted to the length of the dog's legs. 



To Xeacli Him to Find Xhingfs. 



Take something with which he is accustomed to 

 play, and after getting him enlivened with play, call 

 him up to you and blindfold him,. and throw the ar- 

 ticle a short distance from you. If the dog has good 

 scent, tell him you have " Lost," then remove the 

 blindfold and he will search and find it. Eepeat 

 this, throwing it farther each time, until you can 

 throw your knife or anything which you have held 

 in your hand, at a distance, you looking in the di- 

 rection and saying, " I have lost my knife." He 

 will search until he finds and brings it to you. If 

 the dog has not good scent, learn him to look down 

 at the word "Find," and up at the word "Up," doing 

 as before, I have now given a sufficient number of 

 examples to set forth the important rules which gov- 

 ern the teaching of Dogs. By an observance of 

 these, you may teach your dog to climb ladders, to 

 fetch things to you, carry baskets, roll over, lie down, 

 shut doors, and an almost innumerable number of 

 tricks. To teach the dog, however, you must have 

 perfect control over your temper, never whip se- 

 verely, never get out of patience. 



