24 PRINCIPLES OF DOG TRAINING. 
distance, call the pup, show him a piece of meat 
in your hand; then make him “down charge,” 
and remain so while you go forward and put it 
on the top of the nearest stake. Now come back 
to him, and hie him on, making him heed, or to-ho, 
when within a few feet of the stake. After he 
is ordered on and allowed to take the meat, call 
him in; then make him “down charge,” and 
remain in that position while you go forward 
again. Walk down the line and put your hand 
on all the stakes, in the manner of children’s play 
of “Hide the Thimble”; this time leave the 
meat on the last stake in the row. When you 
return and hie your dog on, of course he will go 
to the first stake, where he was so fortunate 
before; but not finding his prize, after nosing 
around the foot of the stake and mounting to the 
top again, he will dash off to the next stake, and 
so on down the row, until he at last discovers the 
object of his search. After you have exercised 
him in this manner for a few days, you can add 
more stakes and place them about promiscuously, 
thereby prolonging his search and making it more 
difficult for him to find his coveted morsel. 
When he seems confused, encourage him with 
