DROP" BETTER THAN "DOWN." 



[CH. V. 



by any name ending in " o." Always, too, choose one 

 that can be hallooed in a sharp, loud, high key. You 

 will find the advantage of this whenever you lose your 

 dog, and happen not to have a whistle. Observe, also, 

 if you have several dogs, to let their names be dis- 

 similar in sound. 



146. I have suggested your employing the word 

 " Drop," instead of the usual word " Down," because it 

 is less likely to be uttered by any one on whom the dog 

 might jump or fawn ; for, on principle, I strongly object 

 to any order being given which is not strictly enforced. 

 It begets in a dog, as much as in the nobler animal who 

 walks on two legs, habits of inattention to words of 

 command, and ultimately makes greater severity neces- 



DEAF TO THE VOICE OF PERSUASION. Par. 148. 



sary. If I felt certain I should never wish to part with 

 a dog I was instructing, I should carry this principle so 



