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venience. Insist upon remaining quietly in this 
position by holding down a few moments ; pat and 
stroke, repeating “Charge!” often; then release 
the hold, rise up yourself and order, “Up !” The 
order, “Up !” is usually responded to quickly, be¬ 
cause the dog does not fancy this outstretched posi¬ 
tion. Praise, and repeat the entire proceeding a 
number of times ; alternate with a few rounds with¬ 
out making him carry object, only to rest both 
yourself and dog; then again have him “charge.” 
As this lesson is quite tiresome, owing to the 
crouched position, it may be well to shorten same or 
to fill in time by going through former exercises. 
The next lesson will be to teach the dog to re- 
main at “charge” without holding him down. 
Bring to “charge;” lay left hand upon dog’s head 
lightly w T hile in stooping position, and raise one foot 
as if to start off. The dog will instantly try to rise 
and follow, having learned to constantly be close up 
to the trainer. Hold him down while repeating the 
command, “Charge!”; gradually move off a little 
further, but not more than the outstretched left 
hand will permit, turn to left side and return, then 
come up to right side and order, “Up !” By degrees 
the dog will learn to remain quietly in lying posi¬ 
tion when hand is entirely removed from head, then 
rise to standing position, face dog and constantly 
keep your eye on his. Raise forefinger of right 
hand to warn him ; retreat gradually to a distance 
of some eight or ten feet, but always come up from 
