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forget to use only your natural tone, at the same time the 

 word must be Bpokm in a decided way that cannot be mis- 

 taken for entreaty instead of command. This word must 

 not be spoken more than once, and given with a falling in- 

 flection ; keep him in position un'il he ceases struggling and 

 his muscles relax. After a second or two, if he zemains 

 quiet, lernove your hands and allow him to get up. By 

 using the words " hold up " or "get up " in this connection 

 he will soon learn their meaning ; but do not do this until he 

 appea' s to understand what you want of him, and on no 

 recount, EO matter how long the struggle continues, should 

 y. u repeat the word, nor let up on him one particle, for 

 everything depends on first impressions, and as sooa ts your 

 pupil finds that his struggles to escape avail him nothing, and 

 that relentless as fate you are bound to conquer and accom- 

 plish your purpose, he will at each successive lesson be more 

 willing to yield. To this persistent painstaking and un- 

 wearied perseverance in sticking to our point until our object 

 is accomplished do we owe much of our success in training. 



We must again repeat that all this time you must keep 

 perfectly cool, and must suffer no sign to escape you of anger 

 or impatience ; for if you cannot control your temper you 

 are not the one to train a dog, and had better resort to the 

 breaking process at once. 



Great care should be taken to place the pup in a natural 

 position. When you force him down see that his hind legs 

 are squarely under his body and his fore-legs advanced well 

 in front, with the head resting between or upon them, and 

 always insist upon this position. 



In the first few lessons it is not necessary to keep him in 

 position more than a second or two, but be very careful tint 

 he understands that you are to be thejudgi of the proper 

 time when he may get up. As he grows older the time can 

 be very gradually extended, according to his disposition. 

 Should he be very nervous and excitable, great care must be 

 had that he d ?es not get heart-broken with unnecessary and 

 long continued restraint. 



Do not expect that he will at once become perfect in any. 



