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FOREST AND STREAM 
OCTOBER, 1917 
HOW TO MAKE A MEAT DOG 
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go and say “Pick up!” If he minds you, 
all right; if not, take the bone in your 
hand, and give it to him as you did the 
paper, repeating the command. After giv¬ 
ing the bone once or twice at the usual ele¬ 
vation, drop your hand toward the floor, 
and tell him to “Pick up!”; if he refuses, 
push his head down, open his jaws as at 
first, and make him take the bone and hold 
it up. Continue in this way till he will 
take from your hand anywhere, or pick up 
the bone from the floor. If, on the con¬ 
trary, he picks it up at the first order, do 
not let him run away but order him at once 
to “Sit up!” and take the bone from him. 
It is well to have a cracker or bit of 
something he especially likes to reward him 
for the loss of his bone. Never give him 
the bone but confer some more choice re¬ 
ward, so that he will learn that there is a 
greater pleasure in the surrender than in 
the keeping. After working him close to 
you until perfect, throw the bone farther 
and increase this till he will bring from 
any distance, either in the room or yard. 
Work him now on all kinds of light things 
—a bunch of keys, a knife, or a small bot¬ 
tle; but be sure not to give him anything 
heavy, if you desire a tender-mouthed dog. 
Never permit your dog to refuse to pick 
up anything you order, even though you are 
compelled to spend hours in forcing him to 
obey. Be thorough in the first lessons, and 
you will have less trouble farther on. Re¬ 
member, however, that the only way to 
make a reliable retriever is to teach him 
that your will is his law; but do not order 
your dog to pick up things which can in 
any way hurt his mouth or attempt to show 
him off to your friends by commanding him 
to do unnecessary things. 
It is now time to teach your pupil to 
drop at command and remain in this posi¬ 
tion until ordered up. Call your pupil to 
you, say “Down!” and then by gently press¬ 
ing on his back proceed to force him to 
the ground in a easy position with fore legs 
extended, but at first do not insist upon his 
nose being between his paws. Keep him 
down a short time and then after saying 
“Up!” let him rise to his feet. 
A fault some trainers make is to allow 
the dog to face you when down; be sure 
that he is perfect in dropping in other posi¬ 
tions, otherwise he may acquire the habit 
of turning toward you before dropping. 
This you will find a difficult matter to cor¬ 
rect, therefore always teach a dog to drop 
first by your side, consequently facing away 
from you. 
Practice this, working until your dog will 
drop readily, then walk a few steps and say 
“Down!” If he does not drop, press him 
down as before, and work him till he will 
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obey perfectly at a distance as well as when 
near to you. Now make him drop facing 
you, and saying “Close!” put his nose down 
between his paws and keep it there. Work 
him till he will drop at “Down!” and at 
“Close!” put his nose down. Be sure to 
make him understand that he must not lift 
his nose till the word “Up!” is given. The 
object of this is that in the field ordinarily 
there is no occasion for the dog to put 
his nose down; and in hot weather it is 
uncomfortable for him to do so as it inter¬ 
feres with his panting; but in case you 
wish to crawl for a flock of ducks the 
“Close!” is very useful, as the birds might 
take alarm at an uplifted head. In teaching 
the “close” make the dog drop facing you, 
so that you can watch his eye and detect 
an inclination to raise his head, and check 
him before he gets his head up. Years 
ago in the days of muzzle loaders the 
final point in dropping was to shoot a gun 
with light loads, and teach him to “down” 
until he would drop at the report without 
waiting for the word. This is no longer 
considered necessary. 
Work your dog frequently on dropping 
until he appreciates the importance of 
obeying promptly. If your dog has a 
habit of turning toward you before drop¬ 
ping, quietly take him by the collar and 
place him in the proper position, and after 
keeping him there a few moments let him 
arise, repeat this lesson every day until he 
ceases to commit the fault. 
If these lessons have been carefully 
taught your pupil now is ready to be taken 
into the fields where you next will teach 
him to come to heel. The best way to 
do this is to attach a cord to his collar and 
lead him along with your hand held behind 
your back, carry a light switch in the other 
hand, and as you walk along tap the dog 
lightly on the nose whenever he attempts 
to forge ahead, and say “Heel!” Repeat 
