September, 1912 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
123 
Training the Dog—I 
Editor’s Note —With this number 
House & Garden commences a series of 
articles on the practical education of the 
dog from the standpoint of the ordinary 
ozvner. The series will be so arranged as 
to take up the various steps in their logical 
sequence, beginning with the first lessons 
of the six weeks’ old puppy. 
Y OUR puppy has arrived. Be he Dal¬ 
matian or dachshund, bulldog or 
beagle, he is fat, unsteady on his feet and 
probably inclined to bewail his absent 
mother and generally gloomy outlook on 
life, with heartrending whimpers which 
soon rise to a series of shrill yells that 
disturb the family and the neighbors. 
This is a perfectly natural if somewhat 
disagreeable habit of six weeks’ old pup¬ 
pies, so even at this early stage of the 
game you have an opportunity to prove 
your fitness as a dog trainer by exercising 
patience and self control. Do not apply 
the flat of your hand nor yet a stick of 
kindling wood or an apple switch to the 
pup; do not, in these first days, even speak 
harshly to him or do anything else that 
will jar on his nervous system and there¬ 
by increase his unhappy mood. Instead, 
divert his mind by play, food and a com¬ 
fortable place to sleep, and as the novelty 
of the strange situation wears off, so the 
pup’s wailing will gradually decrease in 
frequency and volume. 
Be with the youngster personally as 
much as possible, of course allowing him 
to sleep undisturbed as often and as long 
as he will, for from the very beginning 
a dog should be trained by and look up 
to as master or mistress one person only. 
Too often all the members of the family 
wish to have a finger — or perhaps both 
hands—in bringing up the pup in the way 
he should go, with the result that a sub¬ 
ject which is none too easy at best is made 
doubly hard and puzzling to him. After 
the puppy has grown to maturity and all 
his lessons are thoroughly learned, it is 
well enough to allow someone else to put 
him through his paces at times; but until 
then, remember, one teacher and one only. 
Actual lessons should not be begun un¬ 
til you have had the pup at least a week; 
in the case of an especially timid individu¬ 
al two weeks or even more may be neces¬ 
sary for him to become thoroughly ac¬ 
customed to his new surroundings and 
companions. Until that state of mind is 
reached it is foolish and unfair to attempt 
any schooling; the pup is in no condition 
to attempt to understand what you are 
driving at. Devote all your energies at 
first solely to making friends with him 
and gaining some insight into his charac¬ 
ter, for, nature fakir or not, dogs have 
character and they have individuality. 
Nor is this close association advised mere¬ 
ly that the work of teaching may be made 
easier and more successful through an 
understanding of the pupil’s personality; 
it will tend to increase and stimulate very 
appreciably the intelligence with which 
the dog is endowed by nature. 
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