260 MANAGEMENT OF THE DOG. 



By tuis course of training it will appear as though the dog could 

 readily distinguish colors, when in reality you have only substituted 

 the name of the color of the object in place of its name ; for example, 

 if the slipper is green, say to hirn to bring you the green slipper, or 

 the Hack slipper, or the Hue slipper, and so on, until you can teach 

 him to bring you a slipper of any prominent color you may name. 



By this course of treatment the dog will become able to distinguish 

 one color from another, no matter what the object may be, whether it 

 is a slipper, hat, paper, handkerchief or anything else. 



There is a great deal of deception practiced in the exhibition of 

 performing animals, by the skill of the trainer in directing their 

 movements. 



Remember, the trainer does the most of the tricks by his movements, 

 for, after the dog has been trained to pick up things, he can do 

 numerous tricks, such as telling the time by looking at your watch. 

 Be careful you see the watch yourself, or the dog cannot perform the 

 trick. You place on the floor cards with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 

 7, 8, 9, 0. Every number you wish him to pick up, step in front of 

 the number. If it is not the one that you want, say to your dog, 

 " Go on, sir, and tell me the time." If he picks up the right one, say : 

 " Bring it here, sir !" Then ask him how much three and six are, and 

 make him pick up the card No. 9. Then ask him how many dayi 

 there are in a week. Give him the sign to pick up Eo. 7. Ask him 

 how many days he likes to work, and make him pick him up the 

 cypher, and so on. You can see how numerous you can make his 

 tricks. 



By having several dogs trained, each one in his line, and have 

 them sit on a stool and perform in turn, will make a very inte- 

 resting exhibition. Have the greyhound display his wonderful 

 powers for leaping. When you require him to do this, |have a 



