Training Bogs 35 



THE BREAKING OP DOGS FOB FARM PURPOSES 



The essentials to a good trainer of dogs are: (1) An 

 iterest in the animal; (2) a knowledge of what is 

 jquired; (3) good judgment and patience. It is an 

 Kcellent plan to have an older and well -broken dog 

 ) assist in the training, as dogs are imitative. The 

 uppy quickly learns what is wanted by association 

 ith the older dog. In breaking dogs to handle stock, 



is also a great advantage to have stock that is used 

 ) being driven by a dog, upon which to break the puppy, 

 tock that is not used to a dog is often easily frightened, 

 r it may fight the dog. If a puppy is hurt or gets into 



notion of chasing stock, bad habits may be formed 

 lat are difScult to overcome. 

 The first essential in breaking a dog for any purpose 



to teach him to mind. Dogs are intelligent and 

 fectionate animals, and are usually gratified to do 

 le will of the master. If possible, an animal should 

 3 broken to mind without fear of punishment. When 



dog obeys and does the required task, he should be 

 iwarded by a word, caress or bit of something to eat. 

 Then it is necessary to punish a dog for disobedience, 

 le trainer should be sure that the animal understands 

 hat is wanted, and if he refuses to do the task he 

 lould be punished judiciously — the punishment de- 

 mding largely on the nature and disposition of the 

 )g. Dogs of a sensitive organization must be pun- 

 hed cautiously ; it is usually a good plan to shut the 

 )g up alone after punishment and allow him to think 



over. A mistake that is commonly made by novices 



