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till he receives the order or signal to go on, and all 

 this whether the eye of the trainer is on him or not. 

 Restraining the dog at heel betimes rests him without 

 any lessening of the day's sport. It also serves as a 

 protection to him from the attacks of vicious curs, 

 and from frittering away his time in visiting other 

 curs of social proclivities. 



Simple as is the act required in response to this 

 order, and notwithstanding the ease with which it 

 can be taught, few dogs are trained to obey it with 

 even a reasonable degree of observance. Commonly 

 as taught the dog comes dawdling in with contemptu- 

 ous castings to the right and left, nosing about mean- 

 while, and, when he at last is at heel, if the trainer 

 takes his eyes oft" him for a moment, he casts back to 

 the rear, begins hunting in the wake of his trainer, 

 paying visits to vagrant curs, or pottering about in 

 search of bones and garbage. A whipping is a great 

 benefit to the offender in such instances. 



The first lessons in teaching this command may 

 be given in the yard, or when taking him for a run in 

 the fields. It is better to lead him with a cord which 

 is held in one hand while the other hand holds a 

 whip. 



