182 TRAINING DOGS. 
while you may proceed to practice upon the other words 
he knows. If he shows no disposition to pite at the 
heels, or pull at the tail, take arope and tie a knot a short 
distance up, fringe out the end, and play with him with 
the rope, letting him catch hold of it, and cause him to 
bark at it by using the word “Speak.” When he takes 
hold of the rope say, “Up/” and when you wish him to 
let go, “Do!” You may then, with a slow cow, call him 
up, and, taking hold of the tail, say “Up,” and “Speak,” 
to teach him to take hold of the tail and bark, when you 
say, “Start *em w/” and “ Speak to them!” and to let 
go when you say, “That will do/” Now accustom him 
to the word “Fetch” for sheep, and “Get” for cattle, 
etc. ; so that when yon say, “Go and get the cattle!” he 
knows you mean cattle, instead of sheep or horses. 
You may now teach him to know the right from the left, 
and to obey your orders in that respect, by taking him 
into a large room, and by the motion of your right hand 
try to have him go to the right from you, saying, 
“Go ”—* Right !” If he does not do it, say, “ Halt !” 
and repeat. When he does do it, say, “That will do/” 
Continue this until he will go to the right at the motion 
of your hand and the word “ Right ;” then with your 
left hand making motions, and the word “ Left,” you 
teach him the opposite. By these motions and an appeal 
to the intelligence of the dog by your countenance and 
eyes, you can start him for the fields in any direction you 
choose, and he soon learns to do your wants with very 
little telling. Following these rules will satisfy you that 
the dog can be taught indefinitely respecting all things 
which pertain to his peculiar nature. 
THE WATCH-DOG, 
For a good watch-dog select one of a breed adapted 
