38 TRAINING vs. BREAKING. 



not advise you to require your pupil to bring anything 

 except bits of meat and this ball ; until he does this in gocd 

 form and appears to fully understand what you require. 

 Then you should gradually accustom him to bring other 

 articles — a half sheet of newspaper crumpled into a bail 

 the s"ze of your fist is a good thing to practice him on, 

 always remembering to commence with anything new, by 

 first carefully placing it in his mouth and requiring him to 

 bring it but a step or two the first time. This may seem 

 needless to you, but you will find it necessary with some 

 dogs, and wc have evr r found that the best results have been 

 obtained by strictly following this course, no matter how in- 

 telligent our pupil may be, nor how willing to bring anyming 

 that you may wish him to* 



