28 TRAINING vs. BREAKING. 



good behavior in remaining quiet, and reward him with a bit of 

 the same kind of meat that is on the stick. After he has eaten 

 it, and is intently watching for more, take another piece of 

 the same kind and let him smell cf it ; and then make be- 

 lieve throw it in the direction that you wish him to go, which 

 should be at an angle from the meat upon the stick ; thus, if 

 the stick is northwest from you, make the motion toward 

 the north, which will take him across the wind and also bring 

 him near enough to the meat to smell it when he gets opposite it. 

 Carefully watch him and the very instant that he strikes the 

 scent you must make him To ho; then walk UD to him and 

 praise and pat him, but make him hold his position while 

 you advance and pick up the stick and take the meat there- 

 from and put it in your pocket, taking good care that he hai 

 a good view of the whole performance. Now abundantly 

 reward him with praise and give him a piece of the other 

 kind of meat to eat. 



After a few moments' rest you can prcceed to look for 

 the next piece in the same manner, and if he shows no sign 

 of weariness you can continue to the third. Beyond this I 

 do not think it advisable to go at the firtt lesion, nor even so 

 far if he shows the least sign of having had enough of it. 

 Indeed, in all his lessons and practice it is much better to stop 

 far short of satiety than to weary and perhaps disgust him 

 with too lorg continued application. Your own good judg- 

 ment will generally tell you when to stop, and you will find 

 that five minutes', or even one minute's practice, that leaves 

 your pupil in a happy frame of mind induced by the bestowal 

 of your well merited praise is much better than an hour's 

 that finds you both fagged out and disheartened by the fail- 

 ure to accomplish satisfactory results. "We have learned by 

 experience tbat the shorter the time devoted to his lessons 

 the better, provided that he is practise i every day, several 

 times if you like, and a satisfactory performance of his task 

 obtained. 



After a few lessons of this kind, if he goes through the per- 

 f jrmance in a satisfactory manner, you can venture a little 

 further and try him with a turn by making the motion in the 



