128 THE AMATEUR TRAINER. 
and be difficult to eradicate; and the dog will 
become mangy in short order. 
To chain up a dog continuously is cruel and 
detrimental to his health as well, but if allowed to 
roam about at will, there are many dangers he is 
exposed to — straying from home, being stolen, 
injured in various ways and acquiring a chronic 
habit of loafing, etc. The habit of dogs rushing 
out, barking at and .frightening passers-by should 
never be tolerated — sooner or later the dog will be 
found dead one morning, having been poisoned by 
someone revengefully inclined. The same may 
happen to the pesteferous brute that continues to 
bark and howl throughout the night, engen¬ 
dering wrath in the entire neighborhood. 
In short, there is a right way and a wrong 
way of doing everything; and whatever is under¬ 
taken should be conducted systematically. To 
recapitulate : Give the dog your personal attention 
by supplying wholesome food, comfort conducive 
to health, gain and hold his confidence and affection, 
tolerate no loafing, unnecessary barking and howl¬ 
ing, treat him kindly and you will have a com¬ 
panion conducive to pleasure throughout his life. 
CONDITIONING THE DOG. 
If the time is at hand when the leaves are turn¬ 
ing color—an event heralded with joy by the 
sportsman, it being the natural opening of the season 
on game — the lover of field shooting bestirs himself 
