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distance from the house, and there learning 

 him to come in when he runs too far off, 

 and to go behind when he returns, using in 

 the first case the words here, come in, and in 

 the latter back or behind. It is also neces- 

 sary to accustom the dog, at this period, to 

 be tied up in a kennel, or stable, where you 

 should be careful to renew his straw fre- 

 quently ; but in these first essays he should 

 not be kept tied up too long, in considera- 

 tion of his tender age, which seems to re- 

 quire some indulgence ; he should therefore 

 be let loose in the morning and fastened up 

 again in the evening : it is also of importance 

 that the person who intends to train him 

 should alone speak to and command him, 

 and that none other should interfere with his 

 education, or give him his food. 



When the dog has attained the age of ten 

 or twelve months, it will be high time to take 

 him into the field for the purpose of regular 

 training. At the first you may let him do as 

 he likes, without requiring any thing of him, 



