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by, nor a dog fight down the street—no, 
not even a cat yowling on the front steps 
—should be sufficient cause to warrant a 
change of attitude. 
Perhaps to some people such strictness 
may seem harsh and unreasonable. It is 
neither. It is merely that old idea of im¬ 
plicit obedience carried a little farther, 
and, depend upon it, both dog and master 
will be happier thereby. For example, it 
is a comfort to you to know, when you 
stop at a friend’s house for a few minutes, 
that by a word you can put Boze, or 
Terry, or whatever your dog’s name may 
be, in a position where he cannot get into 
trouble by killing the family cat or dig¬ 
ging ground moles on the front lawn. And 
Boze also will derive benefit from the 
period of inaction, on the principle that 
ten minutes of lying down will cause him 
less physical anguish than one minute of 
dog whip after he has unearthed the mole 
or sent the cat to the Happy Hunting 
Grounds. 
For the first lesson, take the dog to 
some place where you will be alone with 
him; the quiet room where you taught 
him to “come” is the best. Kneel beside 
him and placing your left hand across his 
hind quarters press down firmly, mean¬ 
while taking his front feet together in the 
right hand and drawing them forward. 
Keep repeating “lie down” as you thus 
bring the dog to a recumbent position. 
The chances are that when you get him 
about halfway down he will flop over on 
his side and gaze at you with an unusually 
injured and abject expression. Do not 
mind this; straighten him into a reason¬ 
ably prone position and hold him there a 
minute, still repeating the command. Then 
release and give the word “up,” simul¬ 
taneously rising yourself. Pat and praise 
a bit, then repeat the lesson. Be deliber¬ 
ate and avoid all semblance of roughness; 
firmness and patience are the twin keys to 
success here. 
As the dog begins to understand the 
why and wherefore of your actions, grad¬ 
ually use less pressure on his loins, finally 
letting go of the fore legs as well. But 
keep one hand ever ready to check instant¬ 
ly any symptoms of disobedience, and until 
your pupil heeds the command promptly 
without any manual assistance, do not 
fail to kneel yourself when enforcing it', 
this makes for greater willingness on his 
part. 
The dog now drops instantly at the 
command and stays down until ordered 
up. The next step is to teach him to “stay 
put” even when you are out of sight. To 
attain this most desirable result, proceed 
as follows: Order “lie down,” then walk 
slowly away a few steps in such a direc¬ 
tion that the dog can easily see you. Watch 
him closely, and at the least indication of 
a motion to rise stop your retreat at once 
and sharply repeat the order. Keep the 
dog down for a minute or so, then give 
the word “up,” perhaps changing your 
tone and manner so as to indicate that he 
has done well. Continue these lessons, 
gradually increasing the time and distance 
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