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him more difficalt than it would otherwise be. If possi- 
ble, therefore, have a pen made for him, and line it with 
wire netting, which will keep him from being tempted 
to try to gnaw his way out in some idle moment when 
he cannot think of any other mischief to do. 
If you. are employed and spend much of your time at 
school or at some other occupation, the puppy should be 
confined during this time. VVhen you are free, you will 
do well to have him with you as much as you possibly 
can; to walk with him and to talk and play with him, 
strengthening in everv way the affection which he already 
feels for you, and increasing his confidence in you. But 
when you must be separated from him, do not permit 
him to run wild or to associate with other boys, or to 
any great extent with the other members of the family. 
You must teach him to regard you as his master; as the 
person from whom he takes orders and whom he must 
obey. Nothing is worse for a puppy than to have all 
the different members of the family at liberty to give 
him orders, or to shout at him, if they think he is doing 
something that he ought not to do. 
When you have secured your puppy, therefore, keep 
him with you as much as you can, even though he may 
be very small and as yet quite devoid of sense. For 
the first few months of his life, it is better, if practicable, 
to keep him in a pen rather than chained to a kennel; but 
by the time he is six monihs old, you can make a kenne! 
for him and keep him chained to that when you are not 
about. Or what is better still, you can stretch between 
two trees or two posts on the lawn or in the back yard, a 
section of telegraph wire as long as may be required, and 
puttmg over this a rijig which will run freely on it, you 
can chain the dog to that and give him some measure of 
freedom, so that he can run backward and forward over 
the length of the wire. 
The first thing you must teach your dog is to per- 
form certain simple acts of obedience, to understand ihat 
"Here" or "Come here" means that he must come close 
up to you and stop; that "Charge" means that he must 
lie down, that "Heel" means that he must come around 
behind you and walk in your footsteps with his head 
just behind your right leg; that "Hold up" means that 
when he is at a charge he must rise to his feet. These 
things are all simple, btit the work of teaching them to a 
puppy, so that he will mind, and mind instantly, takes 
a great deal of patience — perhaps more than. most boys 
have. 
One reason, I think, why boys — ^men too — ^lose patience 
with the dog that they have to handle, is, that they con- 
stantly forget tliat the dog does not understand what ihey 
mean when they speak to it. They comprehend per- 
fectly what it is that they wish done, and ihey take it 
for granted that the dog also understands the command 
and that he disobeys either through obstinacy or heed- 
lessness. As a matier of fact, this is seldom the case. 
Sometimes dogs are headstrong and obstinate, and wil- 
fully disobey, but this is very rarely true of a puppy, and 
if he fails to mind, that very failure is pretty good 
evidence that fie does not understand what is demanded 
of him. 
Do not, therefore, treat him as if he were familiar with 
the English language and were obstinate. If you saw a 
grown up person give a command to a baby unable to 
talk, and then, because it did not yield instant obedience 
to the orders given it, saw the person beat or cuff the 
little child, yOU would certainly think such action very 
cruel and very unreasonable. The case of your pup is 
not unlike this, and I hope that you will never act in 
this way toward your dog, and so prove your.seIf cruel 
and unreasonable, or at best exceedingly thoughtless. 
] do not think that you will do so, for I believe that you 
have good common sense, and when the truth has been 
pointed out to you, that you will comprehend it and act 
sensibly about it. 
You must, understand, also, that a puppy, like any other 
young animal, lacks powers of concentration. It easily 
gets tired if kept too long doing one thing. Therefore, 
when you are trying to school your dog, do not make 
his lessons long. If they are long continued, he will 
become tired, his attention will wander, and you will 
find your efforts wasted. It will be much better for you 
to give him very short lessons, interrup'.ed by a spell of 
play or rest, during which he is permitted to trot about 
and investigate all sorts of matters for himself. Yoti 
must try to make him in;erested in his work, and to make 
him enjoy it as a brief change from the constant games 
of romp which you vvil] have with him. But if you con- 
tinue his lessons long enough to fatigue him, he will 
acquire a distaste for them, and will be likely to come to 
dread them and to avoid and shirk the work. 
Although, you wish him to enjoy his work, yet you 
must make him understand, little by little, that this is 
work and something very different from his ordinary 
games. Therefore, when you give him a command that 
you wish to have obeyed, use toward him a different tone 
from the caressing and jolly one that you employ when 
he is at play; he Avill soon come to recognize the differ- 
ence, and if you are treating him with judgment, when 
you speak to him in what might be called your business 
tones, he will at once fix his attention on you and try to 
understand what it is that you wish him to do. If he 
does not respond, but seems to want to continue his 
play, take him by the collar, shake htm a little and dis- 
tract his thoughts from the matter that is occupying his 
attention. You must understand that when you give 
your dog an order, you mnst make him mind; if this 
should take some little time — several minutes, for ex- 
ample — it would be better for you to stop the lesson 
then, rather than to run the risk of tiring him. 
You will find that it is not difficult to make him 
charge, and after he has learned to obey the word you 
may accompany the order by the lifting of your right 
hand, holding it a little above your shoulder, the fingers 
closed and pointed upward and the palm directed for- 
ward. After a shofl time he will recognize that signal, 
and will drop when he sees the motion made, even 
though the word "Charge" is not spoken. You should 
practice him constantly at this, and often, when he is at 
a distance from you, romping through the fields, whistle 
or call to him !so that he will look up at you, and then 
raisin.g your hand, see if he drops. Again, make him 
'charge" at your feet, and then walk away from him, 
keeping him down as you go. At first, of course, he will 
spring to his ffe6t and lumber after you as soon as you 
walk away, but you must take him back, make him 
charge in the same spot, and then perhaps back off from 
him, using the spoken word snd the gesture sign to keep 
him down. When you have gone some distance from 
him, if he remains quiet, call to him "Hold up" or make 
the gesture, which is merely to throw the hand up in the 
air, and he will spring to his feet*and come toward you. 
You will find the work extremely interesting, and will be 
gratified, I am sure, to see rapid progress made by the 
puppy. 
W. G. Df. Groot. 
North American Association. 
, Tjrce second annual meeting of the North American 
Fish and Game Protective Association in Montreal on 
Jan. 30 and 31 brought together a large representation 
from Canada and the United States. The president, Hon. 
S. N. Parent, Quebec, occupied the chair, and among 
others present were E. T. D. Chambers, Quebec; W. J. 
Cleghorn, Montreal; A. Irving, New York; J. D. Dea- 
con, Pembroke; H. R. Charlton, Montreal; L. O. Arm- 
strong, Montreal; S. T. Bastedo, Toronto; J. McCombie, 
Temiscamingue; E. N. Cusson, Montreal; Joseph Brunet, 
Notre Dame des Neiges; Commissioners Wm. H. Shurt- 
leff, of New Hampshire, and Charles E. Oak, of Maine; 
L. V. Laporte, Montreal; D. G. Smith, fishery commis- 
sioner for New Brunswick; Gen. F. G. Butterfield, Ver- 
mont; Chas. F. Burhans, New York; Charles A. Bram- 
ble, Montreal; E. T. Bradley, secretary Vermont Fish 
and Game League; Nelson O. Tiffany, president Society 
for Study of Song Birds, Fish and Game, Buffalo, N. Y.; 
L. B. Knight, Si. John, N. B., Chief Gun Commissioner 
for New Brunswick; J. P, Oak, Skowhegan, Me.; Joseph 
Riendeau, Montreal; C. E. Britton, Gananoque; Jos. 
Rocheford, Valley field; J. Wanen Pond, Albany, N. Y.; 
Arthur Dudemaine, Montreal; David Millar, of Lockport, 
N. Y., and R. P. Grant, of Clayton, N. Y., representing 
the New York Forest, Fish and Game League; L. Z. 
Joncas, Quebec; Rene Dupont, Quebec; C. Rankine, 
Mattawa; N. Wentworth, Hudson, N. H.; A. H. Harris. 
Quebec, Southern and Rutland railroads; J. W. Mc- 
Granty, Buckington, Vt.; Martin F. Allen, Vermont; G. 
A. Farmer, Montreal; Robert E. Plumb, Detroit; Thos. 
E. Brainerd, Montreal; Isaac H. Stearns, Montreal; E. 
Tinsley, Toronto; H. J. Kearney, Papineauville; L. E. 
Carufel, Montreal; Dr. T. A. Brisson, Montreal; Achille 
Bergeron, M. L. A.; J. M. E. Bentley, traveling agent 
C. V. R. R., St. Albans, Vt.; Andrew C. Cornwall, Alex- 
andria Bay, N. Y.; W. H. Thompson, Alexandria Bay, 
N. Y., secretary Anglers' Association of St. Lawrence 
River; E. A. Davis, Bethel, Vt.; Commissioner John W. 
Titcomb, St. Johnsbury, Vt.; Dr. T. J. Finnie, Montreal 
Fish and Game Association. 
The President's Address. 
The president in opening the meeting referred to the 
death of the Queen, and then went on to say: 
"I heartily welcome you to this annual meeting of the 
North American Fish and Game Protective Association, 
and it is a pleasure to me to be able to congratulate you 
upon the increased interest manifested in its work and 
objects, as shown by the large attendance here present. 
When I had the honor, a year ago, of being called to pre- 
side over the convention at which this association was 
formed, I briefly set forth the reasons which had actuated 
me in inviting a number of you to meet me here in the 
Government offices, and to discuss the means to be 
adopted ior the better protection of our fish and game. 
"The great and increasing value of these important 
assets of our different States and Provinces is well 
known to all of us, and I was happy to see so many of 
you agreed with me that by banding ourselves together 
in an association of this kind we could be of much mutual 
assistance and support, especially in the neighborhood of 
our respective frontiers. 
"The past year has necessarily been one of organiza- 
tion and discussion. The proceedings of the convention 
of Feb. 2 last, and of the two committees of the associa- 
tion which met in this city last month, attracted a large 
measure of public attention. They were reported at length 
in many newspapers of the United States as well as Can- 
ada. It was a pleasure for me to undertake the printing 
and distribution of the minutes of our last meeting, and 
we all in this Province appreciate the honor you have 
done us in selecting' the city of Montreal for the preseent 
meeting. 
"Two of the most important of your committees met 
here on Dec. 13 and 14, 1900, and the result of their 
deliberations will be shortly laid before you. It is essen- 
tial, before everything else, that the foundations of every 
useful association should be laid upon a firm and lasting 
basis, and therefore the draft of a proposed constitution 
and by-laws for the permanent organization of the North 
American Fish and Game Protective Association, as 
framed by the committee named for that purpose, is ready 
for your consideration. 
"When the association has decided upon its constitu- 
tion and by-laws, the way will be plain for the enrollment 
of members, and for the election of officers, and for the 
prosecution of the good work for which we associated 
ourselves together. 
"In this latter connection, I am glad to be able to state 
that your committee upon the possibilities of harmoniz- 
ing the laws of the different Provinces and border States 
will present a carefully considered report at the present 
meeting. 
"I should like to be with you throughout the profitable 
discussion that, no doubt, will follow the presentation of 
the reports referred to. Unfortunately for me, the stern 
dictates of duty have otherwise decreed, and the new and 
enlarged responsibilities which have fallen upon my 
shoulders since we last met together necessitate, I regret 
to say, my immediate withdrawal from the present meet- 
ing. 
"I am reluctantly compelled to place in your hands my 
resignation of the ofilice of president of this association, 
with which you were good enough to honor me a year 
ago. and to ask you to appoint a provisional chairman, in 
order that I may attend a meeting of the Executive Coun- 
cil of the Province. You may rest assured, g'entlemen, 
that I shall always prize very highly the memory of the 
fact that I have been the first president of this association, 
and I can assure you I shall always be happy to second 
your eft'orts, so far as may be compatible with the proper 
performance of my public duties. 
"The North American Fish and Game Protective As- 
sociation comes into active existence in the early part of 
this opening year of the new century, and I sincerely 
wish for it prolonged existence, prosperity and useful- 
ness, the beneficial effects of which will, I hope, go on 
increasing, and bear good fruit throughout the centuries 
that are yet to be born." 
Hon. W. H. Shurtleff, speaking for the Americans 
present, paid a warm and sympathetic tribute to the mem- 
ory of the Queen. 
Hon. Mr. Parent then took leave of the meeting, and 
Mr. L. Z. Joncas was elected provisional chairman. 
The report submitted by the Constitution Committee 
was adopted. These officers were elected: 
President — ^J. W. Titcomb, St. Johnsbury, Vt. 
Secretary-Treasurer — L. Z. Joncas, Quebec. 
Vice-Presidents — Maine, Hon. H. O. Stanley, Dixfield; 
Massachusetts, Jolm Fottler, Jr., Boston; New Bruns- 
wick, Hon. A. T. Dunn, St. John; New Hampshire, Hon. 
Nat. Wentworth. Hudson Centre; New York, C. H. 
Wilson, Glass Falls; Nova Scotia, Hon. J. W. Longley; 
Ontario, Hon. F. R. Latchford, Toronto; Quebec, Dr. T. 
C. Brainerd, Montreal; Vermont, Gen. F. G. Butterfield, 
Derby Line, 
Executive Committee — Maine, Hon. L. T. Carlton, 
Winthrop; Mas.sacusetts, F. S. Hodges, Boston; Michi- 
gan, Henry Russell, Detroit; New Brunswick, D. G. 
Smith, Chatham; New Hampshire, Hon. W. H. Shurtleff; 
New York, Hon David Miller, Lockport; Ontario, S. T. 
Bastedo, Toronto; Quebec, C. E. E. Ussher. Montreal. 
Membership Committee — E. T. D. Chambers, Quebec; 
Dr, W. H. Drummond, Montreal; Gen. W. W. Henry, 
United States Consul, Quebec. 
Auditing Committee — L. O. Armstrong, Montreal; W. 
J. Cleghorn, Montreal. 
It was decided to recommend to the Executive Com- 
mittee that Hon. Mr. Parent be made the first honorary 
member of the association, with the rank of Jionorary 
President. 
Report of Committee on Laws. 
The report of the committee on the possibilities of har- 
m-^'uizing the fish and game laws of the Provinces and 
States was submitted, and its recommendations were con- 
sidered seriatim, those that were dealt with being passed 
in the following form: 
"That the open season for moose, caribou and red deer 
in all the border States and Provinces should generally 
be from Sept. 15 to Nov. 30. inclusive, but that for cer- 
tain sections of a Province or State, where moose are de- 
creasing, it may be desirable to make partial or entirely 
close seasons; that it is recognized that in northern dis- 
tricts a longer season for caribou is desirable, though 
great care should be observed in extending it beyond 
that for m.oose; and that in districts where red deer are 
few in number it is desirable that the open season 'be 
further restricted. Where, however, in the opinion of 
the State or Provincial officials having charge of the 
preservation of moose, caribou or deer, a still shorter 
open season is desirable than is herein mentioned, the 
association approve of such restrictions, but within the 
limits above mentioned. 
"That the numbers of moo.se, caribou and deer killed 
by one hunter during a single season be limited to one 
bull moose, one caribou and two deer, and that hunters 
do all in their power to protect calves and females of such 
game, and that the pursuing of moose, caribou and deer 
with dogs be prohibited. 
"That spring shooting or killing of game birds be abol- 
ished. 
"That the close .season for beaver should be extended 
until 190S in all the States and border Provinces. 
"That the open season be from Sept. 15 to Dec. 15 for 
all species of grouse, with the exception of ptarmigan, 
for woodcock, snipe and duck of all kinds, including 
swans and geese, rail, plover and other birds known as 
shore birds or waders." 
In the evening President Titcomb gave a very inter- 
esting illustrated talk on fishculture. 
Second Day. 
When the association reassembled Thursday morning, 
President Titcomb in the chair, consideration of the re- 
port of the committee on the possibilities of harmonizing 
the fish and game laws of the Provinces and States was 
continued. 
The following recommendations contained in the re- 
port were adopted without discussion: 
"That every State and Province should adopt laws lim- 
iting the number of game birds that may be killed by 
each hunter per day, and the number, weight and size of 
game fish which may be caught by each angler. 
"That a permanent protective law be urged against the 
destruction of insectivorous birds and other birds useful 
to agriculture. 
"That the exportation of .speckled or brook trout be 
totally prohibited, save with tlie exception of fish caught 
by any tourist or summer visitor, the total weight of such 
fish not to exceed thirty pounds net, and limited to the 
lawful catch of two days' angling." 
The following was also agreed to, an amendment by 
Mr. R. P. Grant to substitute June 9 for July i being lost: 
"That in all the waters dividing the States and Provinces 
the open season for black bass shall be from July i to 
Jan. I." 
The next recommendation read: "That all net fishing 
be prohibited in Lake Champlain, in the spring of the 
year, in New York. Vermont and the Province of Que- 
bec." 
In the course of the discussion Mr. L. Z. Joncas said 
that the department at Quebec had decided to prohibit 
any summer fishing in Lake St, Francis, and the advisa- 
bleii'ess of doing the same with Lake St. Peter was being 
considered. 
Mr, J. M. E. Bentley spoke against the pernicious 
practice of commercial fi.shing, which he spoke of as 
wholesale slaughter, and expressed the opinion that the 
only way to stop it was by harmonizing the laws. 
The committee's recommendation was concurred in, as 
was also the following, without discussion, after which 
