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direction, at will, when lie does not obey commands. You 

 should have a good many small pieces of meat at hand, to 

 serve as rewards of merit. Now tell him, " Come here," 

 and if he obeys, praise him and give him a taste of meat. 

 If he does not, pull him to you by the cord and soothe 

 him a little, to show that you mean him no harm. Then 

 say "hie on," and wave him gently away with your 

 hand. He will probably not understand this, so by pull- 

 ing on the other side of the cord you draw him slowly 

 out toward the stake, repeating the command a couple of 

 times as you do so. When he has gone far enough, you 

 call "to-ho," and stop him by the cord. Holding both 

 strands taut, so that he can not move, go up to him and 

 pet him a little; then return to your place, and repeat the 

 performance. Give your commands in an ordinary tone 

 of voice, and do not repeat more than twice before 

 enforcing compliance by means of the cord. Be exact 

 about this, as it insures promptness. Keep your temper, 

 be kind, but firm, and reward every symptom of volun- 

 tary obedience with a piece of meat. Let the lessons be 

 short, but as frequent as possible. Give each lesson on 

 different ground, and change your position with reference 

 to the stake very frequently during the lesson. 



When he has learned to obey the commands without 

 any pull on the cord, take him away from the stake, but 

 leave the cord on him for awhile; then gradually dispense 

 with it, but have it handy, so that you can clap it on him 

 if needed. 



Absolute perfection in stopping at the word " to-ho," 

 and remaining motionless until ordered on, is the key to 

 field work, so you must give extra lessons on this. 

 Throw down a little piece of meat, and let him approach 

 within a few feet of it; say "to-ho," and stop him with 

 the check-cord. Make him stand rigidly in place. If he 

 moves, put him back in the same position, and repeat 



