7 6 The Shepherd or Police Dog 
him and armed with a stick or riding whip. The 
dog is slowly walked about on the leash and is so 
directed that he suddenly confronts the dummy and 
as a rule the dog will bark at this unusual creature 
and should be encouraged with the “Speak” com¬ 
mand. The assistant then raises the dummy’s arm 
holding the whip at the same time and strikes at 
the dog. The trainer gives the command to “Take 
him” or “On Guard” or any like command and en¬ 
courages the dog to attack. As soon as he attempts 
this the assistant retreats a few steps with the 
dummy and then stands very still. The dog is then 
taken back and praised. This is repeated in another 
place and so continued until the dog shows an in¬ 
clination to attack. After this the assistant dons 
the padded training suit and the work is continued 
without the dummy as soon as the dog attacks the 
assistant remains quiet and the dog is ordered to 
“Stop,” otherwise the dog may keep on worrying 
the man and so get out of control. The dog must 
always be under the strictest control and must know 
that as soon as there is no resistance his part is 
accomplished. As soon as the dog has grasped this 
it will be an easy step to teach him to guard the 
prisoner. He is ordered to “Sit” in front of the 
assistant, who remains perfectly still for a while and 
then suddenly turns away and the moment he does 
this the command “On Guard” is given. The mo¬ 
ment he attacks the prisoner at once becomes quiet 
and the dog is again told to “Sit.” The same gen¬ 
eral procedure is taken to train the dog to attack if 
the assistant threatens or strikes at the trainer. 
