60 PRINCIPLES OF DOG TRAINING. 
self-reliant. They are also closely observant, great 
lovers of Nature’s works, and possess a keen relish 
for the pleasures of the field. 
Dog training may not improperly be considered 
an art. To practise it successfully, a great degree 
of patience, and at least an ordinary amount of 
intelligence, are demanded. Some pups are quick 
to learn, and are easily controlled; with these, the 
trainer has comparatively little or no trouble. 
There are many, however, more or less wayward 
and perverse, which will sorely tax his patience, 
and, to succeed with them, he must use great 
tact, perseverance, and firmness. <A thorough 
knowledge of the pupil’s sire and dam, their 
peculiarities, temperament, qualifications, ete., will 
materially aid a trainer in his work of instruction. 
I have purposely omitted advice as to the care 
of dogs, such as feeding, exercise, keuneling, ete. 
Those subjects are fully treated of in works de- 
voted to general management, and need not be 
herein considered. It will be necessary for you to 
teach your pup decorum, that he must not be 
familiar with strangers; possibly, too, you may be 
obliged to overcome his fear of water. These 
trifling matters have not been dwelt upon, as they 
