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"Drop" fulfills all requirements. Let us assume that 

 the handler, for any good reason, desires the dog to 

 stop when reading. He gives the command or signal 

 to "Drop," and the dog ceases at once. Being down 

 he cannot sneak forward, as he can when standing 

 up. In either instance, by obedience to the order, the 

 dog's mind is diverted from his work, and the han- 

 dler engages his attention instead. This will be more 

 apparent by referring to the chapter on pointing, 

 backing, etc., in this work. 



If the trainer, nevertheless, desires to teach it, it 

 can be made a part of the yard training, and is best 

 done in a room or small inclosure. The trainer ties 

 a cord to the dog's collar and walks him around, giv- 

 ing betimes the command "Toho," and incidentally 

 therewith forcing him to stand still. After he stands 

 a reasonable length of time, the trainer utters the 

 command "Go on," or "Hie on," and then the walk 

 is resumed. 



Lessons in this manner should be conducted day 

 after day till the pupil has a comprehension of the 

 command, and after he shows some obedience to it 

 he may be trained to stop on his dinner or pieces of 

 food. A piece of meat may be thrown out. As he 



