114 TRAINING THE HUNTING DOG 



rushes eagerly for it he is ordered to "Toho." He 

 refuses to obey, as a matter of course, and the cord 

 in the trainer's hand checks him and prevents him 

 from seizing the meat. He is forced to stand still, 

 notwithstanding his eagerness, and after a time he is 

 ordered on and permitted to eat the morsel. At his 

 regular meals he may have a similar training. 



These lessons are persisted in till at length the 

 dog will stop promptly and reliably at the command 

 or signal as the trainer may desire. He can be taught 

 so thoroughly that he will stop to order at every step 

 as he advances to the dish containing his food, and 

 can be held on the "Toho" with his nose on the food. 

 But stopping to order on food bears no relation to 

 a point or the purposes of a point, although it may be 

 considered as something out of the ordinary in the 

 way of a trick. 



The arm extended at less than a right angle from 

 the body is supposed to be the best signal to designate 

 "Toho." 



ADMONITORY ORDERS. 



"Hi" and "Ware" are exclamations which as the 

 trainer chooses may be used as a warning for the dog 



