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comes interested in your movements, and finds that you 

 frequently notice him. 



35. Occasionally, when he approaches any of the spots 

 where the bread lies hidden, say " Care," and slightly 

 raise your right hand. He will quickly consider this 

 word, or signal, as an intimation that he is near the 

 object of his search. 



36. Never deceive him in any of these words and 

 signs, and never disappoint him of the expected reward. 

 Praise and caress him for good conduct ; rate him for 

 bad. Make it a rule throughout the whole course of 

 his education, out of doors as fully as within, to act 

 upon this system. You will find that caresses and sub 

 stantial rewards are far greater incentives to exertion 

 than any fears of punishment. 



37. Your pup having become a tolerable proficient in 

 these lessons, you may beneficially extend them by em- 

 ploying the word " Up," as a command that he is to 

 sniff high in the air to find the hidden bread or meat, 

 lying, say on a shelf, or on the back of a sofa. He will, 

 comparatively speaking, be some time in acquiring a 

 knowledge of the meaning of the word, and many would 

 probably term it an over-refinement in canine education ; 

 but I must own I think you will act judiciously if you 

 teach it perfectly in the initiatory lessons ; for the word 

 " Up," if well understood, will frequently save your 

 putting on the puzzle-peg. For this you might be 

 tempted to employ, should your dog be acquiring the 

 execrable habit of " raking," as it is termed, instead of 



