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A group of prize winning Dalmatians at the annual dog show at Bayshore, Long Island 
The Dog on the Street 
The average dog as one meets him 
on the streets of village, town or 
city, is more or less completely a 
nuisance. He lacks the training to 
conduct himself decorously when off 
the leash, and when on it he takes 
delight in weaving his tether about 
the feet of such pedestrians as may 
pass his way. But do not blame the 
dog — the fault is not wholly his, and, 
besides, dogs will be dogs. 
What is the remedy for this pro¬ 
clivity most dogs possess for run¬ 
ning in and out of yards abutting 
on the street, chasing sundry cats 
and generally bothering people other 
than their owners? One way, of 
course, is to leave the beast at home, 
but that may be passed by as un¬ 
worthy of present consideration. An¬ 
other and better plan is to teach him 
to “heel,” and here is the easiest way 
of doing it: 
Provide a collar, a short leash and 
a light switch about three feet long. 
A lash dog whip will not answer 
well — the proper thing is a light one 
of whalebone, or the tip of a slender 
branch. Take the dog away from 
people and other distracting objects, 
slip on the collar and attach the 
leash. Then take the latter in the 
left hand, grasping it short so that 
when the hand is held at your back 
the dog will be forced to stand close 
to your heels. Pick up the switch 
in the right hand, and you are ready 
to begin the lesson. 
Walk slowly away in a straight 
line, forcing the dog to follow close 
behind. Repeat the order "Heel!” 
every two or three steps. If the 
dog hangs back, never mind—just 
drag him along. If he tries to get 
ahead or turn to one side, stop 
him with the tip of the switch, play¬ 
ing about his muzzle. He will soon 
learn that the most comfortable thing 
to do is to follow at your heels, and 
it will not take many lessons before 
he realizes the significance of the 
order which you keep repeating. 
After the dog follows satisfacto¬ 
rily when walking in a straight line, 
lead him in a circle, stop, advance, 
go through all the manoeuvres in¬ 
cidental to an everyday walk. As 
the work progresses, slack up on the 
leash, finally entirely discarding it 
and the switch as the dog becomes 
proficient in his task. 
The final step is to teach the mean¬ 
ing of the order “come to heel 1” 
which command should bring him in 
from a distance. This may be done 
by using a long cord leash, allowing 
the dog to run off to its full length, 
and then pulling him in to the proper 
place while you give the new com¬ 
mand. To release him from “heel” 
simply wave one hand forward and 
order “go on.” He will learn this 
readily enough, but never let him 
leave position until told to do so. 
The practical value of the above 
accomplishments is obvious. With 
the dog at heel he is under control 
without the nuisance of a leash ; other 
dogs will not be as apt to bother 
him as if he were farther from you ; 
you know where he is and do not 
have to worry about the danger of 
passing motor cars, etc. And, finally, 
there is the general public, particu¬ 
larly such portions of it as inhabit 
the region through which your and 
the dog’s way leads. The public has 
its rights, and for the sake of all con¬ 
cerned they should be duly consid 
ered. The dog properly at heel is a 
dog under control, and as such he can 
be no more annoying than were he 
a fuzzy white pup with glass eyes and 
four wheels in place of feet. 
R. S. Lemmon. 
Winter Egg Production 
The secret of egg production at 
this season lies in keeping the hens 
eating from daylight until dark. The 
days are short and much less time 
is spent off the roost than on it. If 
the floor is covered with a deep litter 
in which grain is scattered, the birds 
will be obliged to scratch and the 
exercise will keep them hungry. Oats 
or wheat in the morning and corn 
at night will prove satisfactory ra¬ 
tions, provided a hopper of dry mash 
is kept before the fowls at all times 
and supplemented by an abundance 
of green food, like mangels, cab¬ 
bages, alfalfa, beet pulp or sprouted 
oats. In some sections of the coun¬ 
try alfalfa hay can be obtained cheap¬ 
ly and is highly desirable to use as a 
litter, for a large amount of it can be 
eaten. 
If the poultry house is somewhat 
dark it will pay to whitewash the 
walls, for then the hens will remain 
off the roosts longer and will pack a 
few more kernels of corn into their 
crops. If any of the hens are found 
to be going to roost unusually early 
and staying on the perches after day¬ 
light has come in the morning, it is 
safe to assume that they are loafers. 
On general principles, a laying hen is 
a busy hen and wastes no time in idle 
dreaming. 
It is wise to keep the laying hens 
confined closely to their houses as 
long as cold weather lasts, but the 
breeding stock may be allowed to run 
outside when there is no snow on the 
ground. It is a poor plan to keep the 
windows closed; the more fresh air 
the birds can get the better, provided, 
of course, that it does not come 
through holes in the roofs or cracks 
in the walls. Muslin curtains may be 
dropped over the windows when very 
cold nights come or when hard winds 
are blowing, but they may not be 
needed for weeks at a time. Some 
years ago Prof. Graham kept a flock 
of hens all winter long in a common 
tent at the Connecticut Agricultural 
College, and they seemed as contented 
as fowls in the heated house, while 
they laid a very satisfactory number 
of eggs. 
DREER’S 
Garden Book 
For 1916 
is more than a catalogue. It is a 
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