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until your young dog has gained some experience 

 (41). 



xv. That " Ware" pronounced " War" is a general 

 order to desist from whatever he may be doing. 

 " No" is perhaps a better word ; it can be pro- 

 nounced more distinctly and energetically. If 

 the command is occasionally accompanied with 

 the cracking of your whip, its meaning will soon 

 be understood (43). 



xvi. He will also know the distinction between the 

 chiding term " Bad" and the encouraging word 

 " Good ; and, moreover, be sensible, from your 

 look and manner, whether you are pleased or 

 angry with him. Dogs, like children, are phy- 

 siognomists (36, end of 104). 



120. You will perceive that you are advised to use the 

 right hand more than the left. This is only because the 

 left hand is so generally employed in carrying the gun. 



121. You will also observe, that when the voice is 

 employed and this should be done only when the dog 

 will not obey your signals I have recommended you to 

 make use of but one word. Why should you say 

 " Come to heel," " Ware breaking fence,'* " Have a 

 care ?" If you speak in sentences, you may at times \ 

 unconsciously vary the words of the sentence, or the 1 

 emphasis on any word ; and as it is only by the sound 

 that you should expect a dog to be guided, the more de- 

 fined and distinct in sound the several commands ars 

 the better. 



