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Modern Breaking 



in he should be strolled gently and spoken to 

 kindh'. 



Coming to the crack of the whip is taught in 

 the same way, the whip being cracked with one 

 hand while the dog is checked with the other. 

 When he comes in the whip should be laid 

 gently on his back while the breaker speaks 

 kindly to him. These lessons should be con- 

 tinued until he can.be called in to the crack of 

 the whip from a distance. 



LEAD. 



The short check cord, or lead, is another 

 appliance that manufacturers have failed to 



THE LEAD 



provide satisfactorily for breakers. There arc 

 man}- leads on the market ; some are too light 

 and of flimsy construction, others are. too heavy 

 and clumsy or unnecessarily mounted with 

 elaborate snaps and swivels. The leather 

 worker who makes your whip, as before 

 described, can make you a lead that will be 

 found very useful in leading a dog to and from 



