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in making him a sensible dog. Then, when 

 you come home to meals, you can teach him 

 to fetch and carry things, such things as a ball 

 or anything soft you may have handy to throw 

 for him. 



I had a puppy once that would fetch my 

 slippers for me, as soon as he saw me pull my 

 gaiters off and begin unlacing my boots off 

 he'd go across the room for my slippers, and 

 they were by my side before I had time to 

 draw off my boots. Then he would drag my 

 boots off to where I was accustomed to place 

 them, and the gaiters as well, and then he 

 would come up to me, wagging his tail, and 

 lick my hand as if well pleased with his job. 

 Now ihis is all perfectly true, and not a *dog ' 

 story in the usual sense of the word. 



He will get very much attached to your wife 

 — you needn't be jealous — being very glad to 

 go out with her, and will soon learn to obey 

 her, for she can do more towards teaching him 

 obedience than you can. When a piece o-f 

 meat or bread is left on the table or anywhere 

 about, she will teach him not to touch it with- 



