TRAINING DOGS. 
Tue dog is the most domestic and intelligent of all 
animals. He is easy to teach, and, if properly used, is a 
faithful and willing servant of man; if abused and ill- 
treated, he is quite apt to be disagreeable and a nuisance. 
The dog being so closely a companion of mankind, it 
becomes a duty to educate him in such a manner that he 
will reflect credit upon his master, and be an agreeable 
inmate of the household as well as a useful assistant. 
We have given much attention to this subject, it being 
one which can not fail to interest those who give it 
thoughtful application. We have had two of the best 
trained dogs, probably, ever known in this country, and 
at the present writing have a greyhound which under- 
stands to obey thirty-two different words, and we always 
found a pleasure in teaching them. The rules whereby 
any one who will be patient, kind, and persevering, can 
educate dogs to be useful as well as to perform pleasing 
tricks, are easily understood. We give a few, sufficient 
to lead the operator to the practice of many more. 
There are of course as many different traits and dis- 
positions of dogs, as there are different breeds,' and 
judgment will be required in teaching the dog, to train 
him to that to which he is best adapted by nature. For. 
instance, a Terrier will catch rats, while a Setter will 
scent birds, without training ; the St. Bernard is a faith- 
