l86 HOW TO EDUCATE HORSES. 



until he gets the word. After a while you may pro- 

 ceed to practice upon the other words he knows. If 

 he shows no disposition to bite at the heels, nor to 

 pull at the tail, take a rope and tie a knot a short dis- 

 tance up, fringe out the end, and play with him with 

 the rope, letting him catch hold of it, and causing 

 him to bark at it by using the word " Speak." When 

 he takes hold of the rope say " Up," and when you 

 wish him to let go, " Do." You may then with a 

 slow cow, call him up, and taking hold of the tail, say 

 "Up," and "Speak," to teach him to take hold of the 

 tail and bark when you say "Start 'em up," and 

 " Speak to them," and to let go when you say " That 

 will do." 



Now accustom him to the word "Fetch," for sheep, 

 and " Get,'' for cattle, etc., so that when you say " Go 

 and get the cattle," he knows that you mean cattle 

 instead of sheep or horses. You may then teach him 

 to know the right from the left, and to obey your 

 orders in that respect by taking him into a large 

 room and by the motion of your right hand try to 

 have him go to the right from you, saying, "Go — 

 right.'' If he does not do it, say " Halt," and repeat. 

 When he does do it, say " That will do." Continue 

 this until he will go to the right at the motion of your 

 hand and the word "Right"; then, making motions 

 with your left hand, and using the word " Left," you 

 teach him the opposite. By these motions, and an 

 appeal to the intelligence of the dog by your counte- 

 nance and eyes, you can start him for the fields in any 

 direction you may choose, and he soon learns to do 

 what you want with very little telling. Following 

 these rules will satisfy you that the dog can be taught 

 indefinitely respecting all things which pertain to his 

 peculiar nature. 



