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Show (time and patience in TRAINING DOG j "Steady Boy, Steady." trude and prick any object pressed agninnt the ball. After tli dog has pricked bis mouth oncti or tvlce with this ball, he will leurn to plrk It up and carry It In the most delicate manner. He may then be tried again with a bird. This Urns he lll probably bring U to you without with-out so much as rumpling ti feather; but If, notwithstanding bis experience with the ball or pins, your dog still "mouths" the game, you must skin a bird and arrange the ball and pins Inside tt skin so as to prick sharply sharp-ly upon 1 light pressure. Make a dog "fetch" the bird skin until he Is completely broken ot hi bad habit of biting or "mouthing" game. With pointers and setters, at first you will have to give your command by word of mouth; but If you accom pany each command by an appropriate appro-priate gesture, the pup will soon learn to utidentand snd obey the slightest motion of the baud or head. After leaching A dog to "heel," "down charge," aaj to "hie on" at command, joa niay .show him game and teach him to "quarter" his ground by moving yourself In the direction you wish the dog to go. The dog will not be long In understanding and obeying. When your pointer comes to a point, teach bim to be steady by repeating softly, "Steady boy, steady," at the same time holding up your hand" In course of time the words will be omitted; omit-ted; the hand raised as a caution will keep the dog steady; but should be Vptribtnt and flush the game, as a flung dog Is more than liable to, you VI give him the whip and at the time use some appropriate words that the dog will remember. After your dog has been taught to dewy-, It 1s well to put him In the field with an old. well trained dog. As every sportsman has a peculiar system of his own for breaking a dog. It is scarcely necessary to give mors than these few bints; only let me caution you once more against using the whip too often. Spare the lash and keep a good stock of patience on hand. Otherwise, in breaking the dog you will also break his spirit, snd have a mean, treacherous snlmal that will slink and cringe at your slightest look, but seldom obey you when he thinks be Is out of reach of the dreaded whip. (Py FTtANK If. HWFKT.) Most of you boys who live In the country have dogs. Have you ever tried to train them, beyond the throw-ins; throw-ins; of sticks for them to bring back, and a few such tricks as standing on their hind legs, or barking for something some-thing to eat? As a boy, back Id the country, I was the owner of a number of dogs at various vari-ous times, and until I was pretty well grown, this wsa usually the extent of my training And my friends who had dofs trained them in about the same way. I'osslbly soma of you have bright dogs that are capsble of knowing much more than they do. If so, the following general directions, learned bv experience, may be of use. First of all, teach your dog that you mean exactly what you say. and that be must obey you. Never under any circumstances allow al-low him to shirk, and even a naturally stupid pup will learn to look upon your word ss law and not think of disobeying. Strict obedience to your word, whistle, whis-tle, pr slightest gesture ence obtained, It Is sn easy matter to finish the dog's educstlon. Hear In mind that there is about as great a difference in the character and natural Intelligence of dogs ss there Is In boys. Not CTjly : does this exist between the distinct i varieties of dogs, but slso between the different Individuals of the same i vsrlety. All Newfoundlands possess similar characteristics; but each In-I In-I dividual varies considerably in Intelll-; Intelll-; gence, amiability, and all those little ; traits that go to make up a dog's char-' i acter. , It Is well for you to understand this i fact, that you may sot be disappointed or make your pet dog suffer because It cannot learn as fast as some one you may know of. And let It be lav UK "C , .' ' ' !' ' f . j if'. ' -A' J h i-. ' s : v . - i Cn the Scent pressed upon your mind that to make your dog obey or to teach It the most ' difficult trick or feat It Is rsrely nec-' nec-' essary to use the whip. If the dog, as be will sometimes do, knowingly snd wilfully disobeys, the whip may be used sparingly. i tne sharp blow Is generally sufficient, suffi-cient, and It shodld be accompanied with a reprimand la words. Never lose your patience and beat the animal ani-mal In anger. To successfully trsln s dog, it Is necessary to place the great-t great-t est restraint upon your own feelings; for If you once give way to anger the dog will know It, and one half your Influence Is lost. To be sure, the speeUI line of education depend upon up-on th kind of dog you have and what I you want htm to do. Yen may commence to teach the i pointer or setter to "stand" at a very l errly age, using first a piece of meat, raising and petting him when be toe well and reprimanding blm when ) required Do not tire your pup out; but If be does well once, let htm play , and sleep before trying sgsln. , As he grows older, replace the meat with a dead bird. The best sports-I sports-I men of today do not allow their dors to retrelve, saying that the "mouthing" "mouth-ing" of the dead and bloody birds af-r af-r facts the fineness of their noses. To teach a dog to retrelve. cora-I cora-I mence with the young pup. Almost any dog will chaae a ball, and very I toon learn to bring It to bis master, i vYhe n you have taught dog to "fetch" r be may be tried with game. It Is very probable that the first birds he I brlnjrs will be badly "mouthed" that s. bi'ten and mangled. To break htra . if this, prepare a ball of yarn so Irnutid over pins thst the slightest cetsure !! caue the points lo era. |