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jerks will quickly bring him to his feet. This lesson 

 repeated a few times will insure prompt and per- 

 manent obedience. 



"TOHO." 



"Toho" is the order which signifies that the dog 

 is to stop and stand still, much after the same manner 

 that a horse is supposed to respond to the order 

 "Whoa," though, unlike the latter, it is of no prac- 

 tical use. This command, if properly taught, requires 

 a great deal of pains and labor on the part of the 

 trainer, besides cumbering the mind of the pupil with 

 a term and its significance having no useful purpose 

 or application in practical field work. Theoretically, 

 from an extremely superficial point of view, as the 

 dog stands still when he points game, there would 

 seem to be a most useful gain in furthering the act 

 of pointing and backing by teaching him to stop and 

 stand still at the word of command. In practice, 

 teaching the term and enforcing obedience to it re- 

 tard rather than advance the training of the dog. 



However, the older writers earnestly set forth its 

 importance as an essential to the dog's proper educa- 



