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hide a piece of bread or biscuit. Say " Dead, dead." 

 Call him to you. (40.) Let him remain by you for 

 nearly a minute or two. Then say " Find," or " Seek/ 

 Accompany him in his search. By your actions ana 

 gestures make him fancy you are yourself looking about 

 for something, for dogs ai\> observing, one might say, 

 imitative, creatures.* Stoop and move your right hand 

 to and fro near the ground. Contrive that he shall 

 come upon the bread, and reward him by permitting 

 him to eat it. 



31. After a little time a few days I mean he wil 

 show the greatest eagerness on your saying, at any un 

 expected moment, " Dead." He will connect the word 

 with the idea that there is something very desirable 

 concealed near him, and he will be all impatience to be 

 off and find it ; but make him first come to you for 

 reason, see 182. Keep him half a minute. Then 

 say u Find," and, without your accompanying him, he 

 will search for what you have previously hidden. Al- 

 ways let him be encouraged to perseverance by dis- 

 covering something acceptable. 



32. Unseen by him, place the rewards one at a time 

 in different parts of the room, under the rug or carpet, 

 and more frequently on a chair, a table, or a low shelf. 



* Imitative creatures ! who can doubt it ? If you make an old 

 dog perform a trick several times in the sight of a young one who 

 is watching the proceedings, you will be surprised to see how 

 quickly the young one will learn the trick, especially if he has seen 

 that the old dog was always rewarded for his obedience. 



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