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of the dog a rope, or cord, of about fifteen 

 or twenty fathom in length, and then letting 

 him range about with this dragging on the 

 ground ; by the help of this cord you will be 

 able to keep him in whenever you call to him, 

 which you should never do but when you are 

 within reach of it ; and then, if he should 

 continue to run forward, you must check him 

 smartly with the cord, which will often bring 

 him upon his haunches, and sometimes on 

 his back ; when you have repeated this a few 

 times, he wall not fail to come in immediate- 

 ly upon being called ; you should then caress 

 him, and give him a bit of bread, and continue 

 to do so whenever he comes in on being 



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called to. After this, in order to accustom 

 him to cross and range before you, turn 

 your back to him and walk on the opposite 

 side ; when he loses sight of you, he will 

 come to find you, and be agitated and afraid 

 of losing you ; and will, in ranging, turn his 

 head from time to time to observe where- 

 about you are: ten or twelve days practice 

 of this manoeuvre will make him range on 

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