SPECIFIC THINGS TO TEACH. $6 



side, order him off and hold your rope which 

 must be a long one. If he goes to jump, give him 

 a good check and make him walk off easily. 

 Once he is landed, hold him and pet him. Stay 

 there five minutes or so, then get in the boat 

 again, hold the boat and order your dog to get 

 in the boat. I use the word ''Board." Mention 

 the dog's name and say ''board" and to order 

 him out, say "move." 



As soon as the dog gets in the boat say, "Lie 

 down" or just "down" and if he does not obey, 

 show him the whip and command him, then 

 whip. As soon as he is down, get in and row 

 a few hundred yards furtlier and repeat the 

 same a dozen of times. The moment the dog 

 obeys, you must pet him so as to make him 

 understand that what he does is right. If you 

 will repeat the same tactics for three or four 

 days, the dog will soon know how to balance him- 

 self and will be very steady — you will never 

 have any bother with him. Thus a dog trained 

 to water and canoe is a very handy thing for you 

 as well as for the dog. Should you have no 

 room in the canoe, he will swim. If you have 

 room, just for him he will be as safe for you to 

 take on board as a stone. A pair of hounds so 

 trained will just balance 3'Our canoe right. It 

 is a good thing to put some hay, straw or a 

 bag in the bottom of the boat or canoe for the 



