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February, 
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legs literally “with his back to the wall,” 
probably trying to step still further away 
from you, but making no headway in the 
attempt. Hold him thus a moment, and if 
he does not settle down into a crouching 
posture with his hind legs wider him in a 
natural position, shift both his front legs 
to one hand and with the other draw the 
recalcitrant hind feet into the required po¬ 
sition. It is essential that you insist on 
this matter of the proper placing of the 
legs; little or no success will be attained in 
teaching a dog to sit up unless he feels 
that his hind feet are in such a position 
that they will support his body in a state 
of balance. While placing the feet as de¬ 
scribed, exert a gradual downward pres¬ 
sure with the upper hand — you will see at 
once how to bring about the desired re¬ 
sult — and having thus brought the dog 
into a more or less close approximation of 
the correct “sit up” position, keep repeat¬ 
ing the appropriate order while you hold 
him there. 
Perhaps at about this stage of the pro¬ 
ceedings your pupil will be seized with a 
sudden weakness of the spine, and “cave 
in” most dejectedly. In this event the sec¬ 
ond advantage of the corner position be¬ 
comes apparent: it is manifestly impossi¬ 
ble for the dog to “cave” in more than 
one direction (forward), and this tendency 
you can readily check. 
The proper position for the front feet 
of a dog that is “begging” is forward and 
up at an angle of perhaps forty-five de¬ 
grees. As soon as the pupil reaches that 
stage of the trick in which he readily 
“squats” straight-backed in the corner, 
with hind legs solidly under him, gradually 
release your hold on his fore shoulders and 
raise his front paws to the position men¬ 
tioned. keeping one hand under them to be 
sure they are not lowered. 
When your judgment tells you that the 
dog has a pretty clear idea of what “sit 
up” means, try and induce him to do it 
without your helping him up. Do this in 
the corner, for he has learned the sup¬ 
porting value of the two walls and they 
give him confidence. Very often you will 
find it helpful at this point to motion him 
up with the hand, holding it above him and 
snapping your fingers to attract his atten¬ 
tion upward while you give the command. 
It is well, too, to stand up yourself now, 
of course bending over enough so as to be 
close to the dog and yet above him. 
It is impossible to set any fixed period 
at the end of which you can dispense with 
the corner of the room and perfect the 
trick without the aid of artificial support. 
Some dogs will catch the idea of the les¬ 
son in two or three trials, while others 
may need a week. The only sure guide in 
the matter is to study the particular case 
in hand and follow your own judgment. 
When the step is finally taken, do not ex¬ 
pect too much of the dog at first. Steady 
him with both hands when he has his first 
experience in sitting up without the wall 
support, for in nine cases out of ten he 
will have difficulty in keeping his balance 
unaided. 
FOR COUNTRY HOMES 
A number of books in 
this practical series are now 
ready. Among them are: 
APPLE GROWING— 
M. C. Burritt. Includes 
kinds to raise. Location 
of orchard, care of trees. 
Harvesting, marketing. 
THE AUTOMOBILE, Its 
Selection, Care and Use 
—Robert Sloss. Plain 
and practical advice. 
THE HORSE, Its Breed¬ 
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Buffum. Thoroughly practical. Specially 
designed for owner of one or two horses. 
PROFITABLE BREEDS OF POULTRY— 
A. S. Wheeler. Rhode Island Reds, Ply¬ 
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Orpingtons, etc. 
Purchase from bookstores or direct at 70 
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