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"Come in" denotes that the pupil is to cease all 

 effort other than coming promptly and directly to 

 his master. It is not so easily taught as "Go on," for 

 the reason that it nearly always runs counter to the 

 pupil's inclination. He is rarely inclined to give up 

 the pleasures of free romping or other interesting 

 purposes in which he may be engaged at the time he 

 hears the order ; therefore it in most instances is ne- 

 cessary to apply force to establish the desired obedi- 

 ence. Nevertheless, force should not be used till 

 the puppy is properly matured and the formal yard 

 training begins, inasmuch as it does not matter 

 whether the puppy obeys promptly or not before that 

 time. 



When the proper juncture arrives it is necessary 

 to enforce the most thorough obedience to this com- 

 mand ; otherwise no progress worthy of any consid- 

 eration can be made in any branch of training. 



No reluctant, hesitating or slovenly obedience 

 should be tolerated. It is one of the easiest con- 

 mands to teach if the trainer is properly persistent 

 and methodical, and yet there are few orders more 

 commonly disobeyed or evaded. 



Pronounced obstinacy or disobedience must be 



