36 THE AMATEUR TRAINER, 
complacently watching your movements around 
him all over the room. Now exercise these three 
lessons in connection until perfectly iirm. One 
hour will be required to accomplish this. 
“COME OK!” 
The dog now understands that upon the order 
“Sit down 1” he is to take a sitting position im¬ 
mediately, and remain so until ordered off. After 
he sits quietly for a time and allows you to circle all 
around him, step up close to his right side, take line 
at short length in left hand, give command, “Come 
on !” and proceed a short distance (about ten steps), 
order “Sit down !” encircle while he sits, and again 
step up, commanding, “Come on !” Twenty repeti¬ 
tions will suffice. 
“FETCH t” “EET GO! ,y 
Procure a few clean corn cobs, of which one 
will come into use at present, while the balance 
may be laid away for future use. It will be 
well to change to a new cob each day, for the reason 
that the one in use soon becomes soiled and offensive 
to the puppy. The dog is brought in, and after a 
few repetitions of the former lessons, is brought to 
“Sit down !” about in the center of room. Drop the 
line out of both hands ; place right hand under his 
Jaw and raise his head to a horizontal position and 
let it remain so; then bring the left hand in position 
by placing thumb on the right, the four lingers on 
