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instruction in what direction to beat, and will be attended 

 to with delight. The signal "heel," however, when 

 given immediately after loading, is an exception ; for 

 the instructions about "Dead" in xi. of 141, will show 

 that without your speaking it may be made to impart 

 the gratifying intelligence of your having killed. See 

 also 190. 



41. To teach him to attach a meaning to the word 

 " Gone," or " Away," or " Flown," * select which you 

 will, but do not ring the changes you may now rub a 

 piece of meat if you have no one but your serv int to 

 scold you in some place where the dog is accustomed 

 frequently to find, and when he is sniffing at the place 

 say "Gone," or "Away." This he will, after some 

 trials, perceive to be an intimation that it is of no use 

 to continue hunting for it. 



42. You will greatly facilitate his acquiring the meaning 

 of the command " Fence," or " Ware-fence," if, from 

 time to time, as he is quitting the room through the open 

 door or garden window, you restrain him by calling 

 out that word. 



43. Whenever, indeed, you wish him to desist from 

 doing anything, call out " Ware," pronounced 

 " War" as it will expedite his hereafter understanding 

 the terms " Ware sheep," " Ware chase," and " Ware 

 lark." The last expression to be used when he is wast- 



* The least comprehensive and logical of the expressions, yet one 

 often used. A dog being no critical grammarian^ understands it to 

 apply to fur as well as feather. 



