“HEED ” —“ HIE ON.” 17 
order to impress it indelibly on the mind. Only 
when that one has been well learned should 
another be commenced. The check cord is 
sometimes employed by the trainer, and is an 
admirable auxiliary agent upon very headstrong 
subjects. When required, it should be attached 
to the neck or collar, and with the command 
“Heed,” or “ To-ho,” the dog should be jerked ; 
or, by placing your foot on the end of the cord, 
the dog be allowed to jerk himself. Now, the 
jerk and command, coming together simultane- 
ously, will be associated in his untutored mind, 
and to escape the one, he will be glad to obey the 
other. As I have never had occasion to use the 
cord in this lesson, I would not recommend it 
excepting in extreme cases. 
The next step is to take your pup to a close 
room, or to a secluded spot in the yard, where 
there is nothing to distract his attention from his 
lessons. Call him to you, show him a piece of 
beef or bread, and with a waft of your hand toss 
it to the right. When he rushes for it, command 
him first to “Heed”; then, after obeying, to 
“Hie on.” Call him in and try him in the same 
way on the left. Then take a stone or chip 
