. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. â â v- -f, -^ ^â <^M TO OllEV Oruers preliminary e-\ercises. At the word of com- mand, " fetch," e\'er)' )T)ung dog will seize \'er)' eagerly a ball or a handkerchief thrown to a certain distance. Will he bring it back .' It is however, such exhibitions are far from being exactly here that we must proceed with much a pleasure, wonderful as Nothing is easier than to the domestic dog cert; things, such, for instance as shutting
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. â â v- -f, -^ ^â <^M TO OllEV Oruers preliminary e-\ercises. At the word of com- mand, " fetch," e\'er)' )T)ung dog will seize \'er)' eagerly a ball or a handkerchief thrown to a certain distance. Will he bring it back .' It is however, such exhibitions are far from being exactly here that we must proceed with much a pleasure, wonderful as Nothing is easier than to the domestic dog cert; things, such, for instance as shutting the door. A piece of meat "should be held against the open door, high enough for him to reach it when standing upright on his hind legs When he touches it the door swings to, and at the same moment the teache says, "Shut the ; \^ a httle patience the dog : taught to go to the door and shut it at a simple word of command. A number of such little things can be taught to an obedient dog, but he will ne\er. L ARl I I I BKl\f,h k OF G.\in-; and reflection. In the first ;, the distance ought to be lOrt and the dog should be fastened to a long string. A still better way is to make him sit before }'ou holding articles (not too light) in his mf)uth, and make him dr(.)p them at the word of command. Later he can be trained :i ])ick up such articles at distance and bring them at the command. Much has come from using a piece of wootl pro\'ided with small weights at each end, which can be taken off or ])ut on b)' means of a peg, so that the article can be weighted at will ; do them with pleasure and good will unless he the wood should ha\'e small trans\erse pieces is continually with his master and understands to keei^ it from l)'ing flat on the ground, thereby his looks and sio-ns. Allowed to be away from making it more difficult for the animal to pick home all day, he will lose interest in these tricks. up. Sporting dogs, trained by the excellent Digitized by IVIicr
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