Modern Breaking 77 



mind at all times. When this first lesson is 

 over the breaker should take a short walk with 

 his young dog, for companionship is of great 

 importance in breaking. A little walk after a 

 lesson cements a friendship that may have been 

 slightly strained by the lesson. The dog likes 

 it and should be encouraged to look for it after 

 each lesson. It makes the next lesson easier, as 

 the dog will enter into it with good feeling 

 and an absence of fear. 



These "to-ho" lessons should be continued at 

 each meal until the dog will stand a few feet 

 from the dish until he is ordered to "go on." 

 He should not be kept standing long and the 

 lesson should not be repeated too often. About 

 three times at each meal is enough. While the 

 dog is standing at the dish the breaker should 

 stroke him gently and encourage him to take a 

 step or two toward the dish. This will tend 

 to give him an idea of stopping to order after 

 moving. If all this is done properly, the young 

 dog will take an interest in it and eventually 

 enjoy it. To this end these first lessons should 

 be given, nothing in the way of force being 

 used further than to hold the dog in position. 



Eventually the dog will be expected to stand 

 alone at his dish of food, waiting for the order 

 to go on, but when he is first let alone he will 

 move up without this order. This is to be ex- 

 pected, and the breaker must not be irritated, 



