122 Modern Breaking 



sons, do not get discouraged or attempt to ac- 

 complish too much or have the dog too perfect 

 in manner of performance. 



The chances are that immediately the dog 

 starts to walk he will drop the cob from his 

 mouth. It must be replaced and another at- 

 tempt made. In this way he must be taught by 

 degrees to walk first a short distance with the 

 object in the mouth, then farther and farther 

 until a complete circuit of the room can be 

 made several times without any inclination on 

 the part of the dog to drop the cob. After 

 fully understanding these first two lessons — the 

 holding and carrying of the cob cheerfully — 

 the dog can be advanced to the next lesson. 

 In the first lesson he was taught simply to open 

 the mouth and hold the cob or object to be 

 placed there. In the second lesson he was 

 taught to carry it. In the next lesson he must 

 be taught to grab the object from the hand. 

 With the left hand, hold the cob close to the 

 mouth, pinch the ear lightly with the right 

 hand, and say, "Fetch." As soon as the mouth 

 is opened place the object in it and stop the 

 punishment. The impresson you wish to con- 

 vey and what you want the dog to understand 

 is, that when he hear: the word "fetch," and 

 does not have the cob in his mouth, he will be 

 punished by having his ear pinched, and that 

 all punishment ceases when the cob is in the 



