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kind if he cannot control his temper. Another 
caution that fits well at this juncture is to never use 
a whip either for house, yard or field breaking. The 
beagle is an understanding, but at the same time 
sensitive little animal, and one ill tempered moment 
on the part of the trainer, during which the puppy 
is abused, might spoil him forever. 
Coming at Command 
The best place to teach the puppy his early lessons 
is in a yard or large room, free from objects that 
are likely to distract, and above all, do not have 
other persons or dogs about. Decide upon a name 
for your puppy and every time you call him use 
this name, but never vary it. Most puppies, being 
unused to the rebuffs of the world are entirely with¬ 
out guile and will come to most anyone when their 
attention is attracted. Call the pupil by name and 
when he comes to you, pat him and give him a 
nice choice morsel to eat; then play with him a few 
moments, interlarding the name with your fondling, 
and thus make him feel that he has done a splendid 
thing by coming to you. Naturally, he will asso¬ 
ciate all this with the choice morsel that he receives 
and it will not be many days before he will come 
bounding to you when he hears his name mentioned. 
At this period he may also be taught to lead. 
Put a collar on him the first day and allow it to 
remain, in order to accustom him to such a con¬ 
trivance. The second day attach the lead to the 
collar, do not pull or jerk him violently, but call 
him by name and when he comes give him the 
expected tid-bit. Gradually begin leading him, but 
