| Show teach every dog rudiments of courtesy elias vast vail urges nine tenths of the difficulties involving dogs would automatically be eliminated if each owner taught his dog a few elementary rules of canine courtesy elias C vail managing director of the gaines ga i n es re R e search kennels ridgefield conn said in a rece recent nt talk elias C vail mr vail is S 0 io of the best known dog men in ta the I 1 e country in a quarter of a century of active dog work he has bred shown and trained some som e of americas foremost bench and field trial champions the research kennels that he heads are a unique institution devoted to studying the facts on dog breeding feeding care and training which will be of practical helpful value to dog owners and dog breeders bleeders bre eders although the kennels have been in operation less than two years already they the y have become a veritable mecca for visiting dog lovers from all sections of the country in handling any dog control is the key word mr vail said one cannot be said to really own a dog that has not been trained to obey commands A running jumping yapping dog is no credit to himself or his owner and very undesirable from the standpoint of the community to make your dog a real pal and have him greatly admired by friends and strangers alike he must be taught a minimum of tour things 1 to ki know now his name perfectly 2 to come to you when called and this must hold good outside as well as inside 3 to sit down or lie down on order or signal 4 to comply with your wishes chez whenever ver you command nathis no this last is is perhaps the most important lesson of all your no must be so impressive that he will immediately desist from whatever he may he doing at the moment whether it be eating his dinner or smelling the pants leg of some stranger V ten or 15 minutes once but preferably twice a day will accomplish com wonderful results its almost unbelievable what good you can obtain from the right routine in a single month please remember that the average dog trained to mind loves it and will love you more truly as master than as untrained little rascal left to his own whims some people have the idea that a dor taught to mind is a cowed 4 your dog trained to mind will love you vou the more for it dog just forget it everything depends on the technique and common sense applied in the training remember the thousands of s trained for military work U nal lal S world war il II you would habaly call them cowed yet without training they would have been worthless there is your answer praise when he has earned it goes a long way to encourage a dog with his training work on taft the e other hand dont allow him to disobey without a reprimand quick correction at the moment of failure makes for effective training never spank a dog if you ha have e to discipline him a slight tap on the nose will probably do the trick a |
