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tion to all the animal kingdom, and as man ceases to kill, 

 so will the animals cease to do so also. 



It may be asked what has all this to do with the training 

 of War Dogs ? The answer is — a great deal, for the study of 

 the metaphysical aspect of the subject ; that is to say, 

 the research into character training, which is really mind 

 training, assists one very greatly in the education of 

 animals— and enables one to perceive the soul in the 

 creature. 



As I will show in other parts of this book, and especially 

 in the chapter on the homing training, that the most 

 successful results are obtained when the dog is taught to 

 rely on this intuitive prompting from within, rather than 

 on any material guides it may find without, and it can 

 perhaps be understood how important it is for the trainer, 

 to comprehend the original psychology of the dog. 



It is a great compliment to man, that when he does find 

 the soul of anything, and uses it well, how wonderful is the 

 response ! It may be said, that, as a whole, this happy 

 state has, to a great extent, been reached in regard to 

 the dog, which, as I have shown, is so closely in touch with 

 the mind of his master, and we are beginning to perceive 

 that many characteristics which we have hitherto con- 

 sidered as belonging exclusively to human beings, and 

 far above the animals, are really as much within the 

 possession of our dogs as of ourselves. 



Admitting, therefore, that the dog is capable of reflecting 

 and manifesting the attributes of mind, by teaching it 

 (and expecting to see the result of this teaching), the 

 highest qualities in man, such as honesty, reliability, 

 endurance, patience — in fact, the qualities of soul, — the 

 trainer starts his work, cleared of many limitations that 

 have been held over dogs, and, indeed, over the entire 



