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

 Call him to you. (44.) Let him remain by you for 

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

 Accompany him in his search. By your actions and 

 gestures make him fancy you are yourself looking about 

 for something, for dogs are 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. 



35. After a little time (a few days I mean), he will 

 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 269.) Keep him half a minute. Then say 

 " Find," and, without your accompanying him, he will 

 search for what you have previously hidden. Always 

 let him be encouraged to perseverance by discovering 

 something acceptable. 



36. 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. 

 He will be at a loss in what part of the room to search. 

 Assist him by a motion of your arm and hand. A 

 wave of the right arm and hand to the right, will soon 

 show him that he is to hunt to the right, as he will find 

 there. The corresponding w r ave of the left hand and 

 arm to the left, will explain to him, that he is to make 



* "Imitative creatures!" who will be surprised to see how quickly 



can doubt it ? If you make an old the young one will learn the trick, 



dog perform a trick several times especially if he has seen that the 



in the sight of a young one who old dog was always rewarded for 



is watching the proceedings, you his obedience. 



