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your foot upon the floor. . If he attempts to lie down or 
draw his feet under him, scare him up, and teach him 
that “sit down” is what you are after, tapping him 
under the chin to keep his head well up. He will, after 
a few-lessons, sit down at the word and a tapping of 
your foot on the floor. - 
TO STAND UP. 
. Take.some food in your hands and offer it to him, 
holding it well up, and say, “Stand up!” Repeat this 
until he will stand up quite readily, holding out your 
unoccupied hand for him to support his fore-feet on. 
Gradually take away your hand, each time that he comes 
up, saying, “Stand up!” Then take him by the for- 
ward feet and lift him up quite hard, and say, “Stand 
up!” You will soon get him so that when you lift him 
he will straighten up and show signs of standing ; then 
make the effort to teach him to stand up at the word 
and the holding out of your hand. You may now com- 
bine this with the last two tricks, saying, “Sit up!” 
“Stand up!” “Sit down!” “That willdo!” These are 
the first tricks he should be taught, as they are the 
foundation for others. 
TO GET INTO A CHATR. 
This is very easily done, taking your own way to coax 
him into the chair, using the word “Chair” whenever 
you cause him to get into it. When he becomes familiar 
With the wo companied with a motion of the hand 
toward a.chalr, you may use other words in connection 
therewith, as, “Go and get up into the chair /” - After he 
will do this handy, you may then teach him to put his 
paws upon the back of the chair, by asking him to 
“ Put them up /” or saying, “Up /” assisting him at first. 
