Modern Breaking 8i 



near to attract the dog's attention. Some 

 breakers teach their young dogs to drop in con- 

 nection with this lesson, but the breaker will 

 find considerable difficulty in keeping the dog 

 on his feet while being taught to "to-ho." This 

 is only heightened if the dog has been taught to 

 drop. With the two things to think of, the 

 young dog is likely to get confounded and may 

 make a bad mess of it all. 



Inasmuch as the dog will drop when he is 

 expected to stand, the breaker should pay little 

 attention, particularly in the earlier lessons. As 

 he grows bolder and gets over the first stages 

 of fright he will be more disposed to stand. 



After the young dog. has become bold and 

 takes some interest in these lessons at feeding 

 time, he may be advanced a little further in the 

 matter of stopping to order. A little force 

 may now be used. Put a check cord, say ten 

 feet in length, on the dog, and make the other 

 end fast to a post. Before doing this measure 

 oil" the distance from the post to a point which 

 the dog would reach with the line taut. Put 

 a short check cord on the dog and hold one end 

 in the hand. Now lead the dog to the post, 

 then start for the point already marked at a 

 Cjuick pace. Just before the dog reaches that 

 point the breaker should say "To-ho" sharply, 

 and at the same time step a few feet in front 

 of the dog, being certain to hold the short 



