FIRST DAYS IN THE FIELD 13 
tell her that—it was too much. You see she 
would at once figure that if I could win that 
much, I also might lose that much; and that 
would never do—you know how it is.” And 
then he added sagely: “You must remember 
they think too, and you’ve got to keep just 
a little ahead of them an’ watch your step 
at that.” 
I’ve used this story a hundred times since 
to drive home my point regarding dogs: 
they think too . Try to interpret what their 
angle of thought is and guide your actions 
with and toward them accordingly, and you 
will succeed just in proportion to how cor¬ 
rectly you read their thoughts. Throughout 
this book I shall have many occasions to 
refer to this great truth which I believe 
governs so definitely whether you will meet 
with success or failure in handling dogs. 
The husband and wife poker story always 
seems to drive the point home pretty suc¬ 
cessfully and helps to keep it in memory. 
They think too . This secret is the key to 
success. 
No two dogs are alike in temperament, 
and what may be the right treatment for one 
