In all these processes one requires four different kinds of whistles one for the 

 "call," one to go out, one to stop and lie down, and one to hauld. 



To teach a dog "to shed," get the sheep to pass quietly between yourself and the 

 dog several times ; the dog during this time must lie down. 



Then divide the sheep and give him the call whistle to come in to you, and drop 

 him when he is in between the two lots. Then go behind one of the lots and press 

 them on to the dog and get him "to wear" and turn them to you. 



Repeat this several times, and in giving the call whistle make sure that he never 

 rises until commanded, for a dog that moves about as the sheep move will never be a 

 good "shedder," as he always mixes the sheep up when you are preparing for a "cut." 

 Be sure also that he shifts every time you ask him, and that he turns the sheep in to 

 you, instead of flying off them. 



At this stage in his education the dog should be approaching his complete training. 

 To teach him to come in front of the sheep, draw him to you by the call whistle. 

 He will think at first that he is to come in to you, but when you see he is far enough 

 past the sheep to give him plenty of room to work, give him the whistle to go to the 

 sheep. He will then turn and face the sheep, and as he does so drop him there. After 

 being several times repeated he will do this as readily as he has learned to go round 

 behind the sheep. 



The next lesson is to teach him to go from one side to the other, passing between 

 you and the sheep. 



Let him go half round the sheep, then get him to go forward on the sheep from 

 any point he is stopped, by either driving straight from you or from the left side to 

 the right side. This feat is most necessary for driving away or for pole work at a trial. 



The art of wearing a single sheep has not been touched on, because unless the dog 

 is naturally gifted with this it is almost impossible to make him proficient at it, 

 though one can help him a little. 



Much depends on the nerve and compelling power of the dog's eye. Leave him 

 pretty well to his own resources until he has the sheep stopped before you drop him. 



Some pups are naturally born with tendencies to wearing single sheep, including 

 to run too wide or too near, and, worst of all, stopping before they go round the sheep. 

 Be guarded to immediately check these faults, and remember that command is the 

 most important lesson of all. 



One hears a great deal about bad-tempered dogs and soft-tempered ones, but it is 

 not so much a display of temper as nervousness. If a dog keeps his eye on the sheep, 

 no matter how soft he is in the temper, any capable trainer can make him a good dog, 

 but the one who won't keep his eye on the sheep can never become proficient in his 

 service to his lord and master. 



Police Dogs 



IT is admitted on all hands that the dog is capable of training to do his master's 

 bidding in a great many different ways. 

 Other chapters appear in ithis work detailing with what purpose he is used as an 

 aid to the hunter, sportsman, courser, for the drawing of quick-firing guns into the 

 firing line, for ambulance work, for sentry duty, as an indispensable aid in all Arctic 

 and Antarctic expeditions, to say nothing of the sport certain breeds give us as racing 

 and performing dogs. 



The purport of this chapter is to indicate with what success he is being trained 

 as a branch of the police force. Thousands of dogs, mostly of the German and Belgian 

 sheepdog variety, are at this present time enrolled in the widely scattered police and 

 other municipal forces of America and other countries. 



In the training of dogs for this work a special aptitude on the part of the 

 "handler" or "guide" is essential. Given a reasonable amount of common sense, un- 

 limited patience and an understanding of a dog's nature, success is assured in a large 

 majority of cases. 



The police dog trial is an old story so far as Germany, Belgium and Holland are 

 concerned. Americans are now taking this highly instructive work in hand and the 

 displays create a tremendous amount of enthusiastic interest. The objects of such 

 trials are: 



1. Obedience exercises. 



2. Detective work. 



3. Protective work. 



The obedience exercises called for are: 



1. Heeling on leash. 



2. Heeling without leash. The guide turns to right or left. Runs, walks and 

 stops with the object of confusing the dog. 



[US] 



