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saying anything, as the dog will know what is 

 meant, but in ' breaking , both must be given. 

 I have frequently called dogs by their names, 

 two or three hundred yards off, holding up my 

 hand, when they drop immediately. 



When at last you get the dog to lay quiet 

 at the peg, run away from him, run past him, 

 and walk round him, for a quarter of an hour 

 on end. If, during this time, he attempts to< 

 get up, put him down as before, holding up your 

 hand and saying 6 down,' and, by this means, 

 he will soon learn to lay quiet at the peg 

 After he will do this, you should pat him and 

 encourage him, telling him to get up ; if he is a 

 nervous or timid dog you had better not try him 

 any more that day, but if he does not seem to- 

 care or be alarmed, go on with the practice 

 forthwith. You must use your own judgment 

 in this matter. 



The completion of the peg practice consists 

 in making him ' drop ' at any given length of 

 the cord, from the peg to the extreme length* 

 Walk the dog round and round the peg so as 

 to shorten the length of the cord, then set off 



