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ciously buried ; nor is it a bad plan, and there need be no 

 cruelty in it, if well managed. At least it can only be 

 cruel once, for the dog's recollection of his sufferings 

 will prevent his picking up the offending object a second 

 time. Others, after he is well drilled into "fetching," 

 and takes pleasure in it, will make him bring a bunch of 

 keys. There are few things a dog is less willing to lift. 

 Most probably they gave him some severe rebuffs when 

 first heedlessly snatching at them; and the caution 

 thereby induced tends to give him a careful, tender 

 mouth. A fencing master, I knew in France, had a 

 spaniel, singularly enough for a Frenchman, called 

 " Waterloo," that would take up the smallest needle. 



92. When your dog has picked up what you desired, 

 endeavor to make him run to you quickly. Many 

 who teach a dog to fetch, praise and encourage him 

 while he is bringing what he was sent after. Clearly 

 this is an error. It induces the dog to loiter and 

 play with it. He thinks he is lauded for having it in 

 his mouth and carrying it about. Reserve your 

 encomiums and caresses -until he has delivered it. If 

 you walk away, the fear of your leaving him will induce 

 him to hurry after you. Let a dog retrieve ever so 

 carelessly, still, while on the move, he will rarely drop a 

 bird. 



93. Dogs that retrieve should be gradually brought to 

 Lift heavy, flexible things, and such as require a large . 

 grasp, that they may not be quite unprepared for the 

 weight and size of a hare ; otherwise they rnay be in 



