American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . Education of Animals. What Wonderful Peats tiiet have Per-formed—Simple Tricks Easily Taught—How to Learn Tins Secrets of Train-ing, and How to Make a Good Invest-ment. Nearly all animals are capable of a certainamount of education; some more, some domestic animals learn to understand andobey certain commands; they also learn to domany things in a state of domestication whichnaturally they would not do. Under proper in-struction they are often taught to do quite sur-prising feats, and a great deal of money is madeby the exhi
American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . Education of Animals. What Wonderful Peats tiiet have Per-formed—Simple Tricks Easily Taught—How to Learn Tins Secrets of Train-ing, and How to Make a Good Invest-ment. Nearly all animals are capable of a certainamount of education; some more, some domestic animals learn to understand andobey certain commands; they also learn to domany things in a state of domestication whichnaturally they would not do. Under proper in-struction they are often taught to do quite sur-prising feats, and a great deal of money is madeby the exhibition of performing animals. The trick animals are the most attractive fea-ture of circus exhibitions, and the owner of asingle animal, well taught, will often acquire a. fortune from the hire of bis animals service?. Horses arc the most common among educatednuimals, and they readily learn a great manyamusing feats. Waltzing, feigning death, goinglame with any foot desired, kissing, answeringquestions, finding hidden articles, shaking-hands, firing pistols, grinding orgaus, andother tricks, can be taught horses or ponies ofordinary intelligence. Dogs are probably the greatest favorites withamateur trainers; they are less costly thanhorses, and can be taught perhaps even a largernumber of feats. How proud the boy feels,whose dog will give his paw, beg, stand on hishead, leap through hoops, carry baskets, bringarticles he is told to go for, or do any of thosethings, which, with patience be may be taught!How popular such a dog is among that boysschool fellows, and what a hero his owner be-
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