HOUSE AND GARDEN 
July, 1913 
Training the Dog—\ II 
T HE last instalment of “Training the 
Dog” took up the subject of tricks; 
generally, in speaking of the principles in¬ 
volved and the possibilities of this branch 
of the work, and specifically in regard to 
the lesson “sit up.” In this issue we will 
carry the dog's education a bit farther by 
teaching him to “fetch.” 
The instinct to chase for the purpose of 
capture is present to a greater or less ex¬ 
tent in every dog. Develop and guide it 
wisely and you have the basic principle of 
the accomplishment mentioned above; let 
it run riot, and in many cases your dog- 
will become a nuisance to you and a men¬ 
ace to all the chickens, cats and other noisy 
inhabitants of the neighborhood. 
Naturally, you cannot teach a dog this 
trick without having some object for him 
to take in his mouth, and for this purpose 
a clean corn cob is about the best thing, 
for it is of convenient size and sufficiently 
soft so that the dog will not hesitate to 
take hold of it; but if one is not procura¬ 
ble, a pad of cloth may be substituted. 
Attach a short cord to the dog’s collar so 
that he cannot escape, and kneeling be¬ 
side him slide your right hand over his 
upper jaw, thumb on one side and four 
fingers on the other. Take the cob in the 
other hand, and slightly pressing the dog’s 
upper lip against his teeth with the right 
hand, force him to open his mouth. As 
soon as he does this place the cob gently 
but firmly between his jaws, releasing the 
pressure of the right hand and with the 
left closing the lower jaw upon the cob 
and holding it closed. As the cob slides in 
and while the dog is holding it, give the 
order “fetch,” and keep repeating it. 
Watch carefully for any move to eject or 
drop the cob and forestall it by the left 
hand, keeping the latter very close to 01 - 
even touching the pupil’s lower jaw. 
After half a minute order “let go,” and 
take the cob from the dog’s mouth, press¬ 
ing his lip against his teeth as before if 
he is unwilling to “open up.” Repeat these 
steps until the dog holds readily without 
attempting to throw the cob out. and lets 
go promptly at command even when your 
hands are not close enough to influence 
him. Then repeat them some more to be 
sure he fully understands. 
The next step is for the pupil to move 
about while holding the cob. When the 
latter is in his mouth, take hold of the 
cord, and rising, back away a foot or two, 
drawing on the cord and repeating 
"fetch.” Probably the dog will come read¬ 
ily enough, but he may drop the cob. 
Guard against this by keeping one hand 
near his jaws. Gradually increase the dis¬ 
tance until the dog follows unhesitatingly, 
carrying the cob. 
So far, so good. We must now teach 
the pupil to take hold of the object he is 
to fetch, instead of your placing it in his 
mouth. Hold the cob very close to and 
directly in front of his nose, and order 
“fetch.” Very likely he will at once open 
his mouth and reach for the cob; if not. 
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