CHAPTER V. 
VALUE OF VARIETY IN ROUTINE. 
WHEN the exercises are varied, as is plain to 
be seen, unusual experiences will be encountered. 
Although the use of the same terms of command 
already taught him will be needed, change is salu- 
tary, relieving the monotony of the young dog’s 
routine, and thereby conducing to the strength 
and vigor of his reasoning powers. The follow- 
ing practice has aided me much in perfecting my 
own dogs; I would, therefore, advise others to 
follow it. 
Take three or four short stakes, or pieces of 
picket lumber, about two and one-half feet long; 
sharpen one end, and drive them into the ground 
to the depth of six or eight inches; they should 
be in a line, and about twenty feet apart. On 
the top of each, nail a small piece of board or 
plank about six or eight inches square, large 
enough, at least, to hold a bit of meat or bread. 
After you have arranged them, step off a short 
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