102 THE AMATEUR TRAINER, 
about him, and if a few tidbits are offered him at 
the time, it still more strengthens the confidence in 
his master, who himself pays no attention whatever 
to the whipman. At a signal the whipman slowly 
advances nearer and nearer, continuing the turmoil 
till finally quite up with handler and dog, but tak¬ 
ing the greatest care to prevent even touching the 
dog with the whip, while he is being gently patted. 
By degrees the whipman slowly retreats, at times 
again advances, and eventually is lost out of sight 
behind a building, bush, etc. If after this procedure 
any fear remains at all, it will not be a bad thing, 
because it has been clearly demonstrated to the dog 
that, even if others would infiict pain, his master is 
friendly, and his protector in time of danger. 
WATERSIIYXESS. 
During the hot season all dogs enjoy a bath and 
like to romp about in shallow water till thoroughly 
cooled off, while they mostly have an abhorrence of 
it in the cold season ; a dog is easily made water- 
shy to such an extent as to cause considerable 
trouble in training him later to retrieve from water, 
by a single thoughtless act, such as throwing him 
into a deep, cold pool with steep banks, necessitat¬ 
ing considerable struggling to climb out of same, or 
the shoving overboard off a bridge or boat into a 
torrent stream with running ice, etc, etc. When 
the dog’s training has advanced to the stage where 
retrieving from water becomes necessary, and the dog 
