| "Stay" needs considerable practice when
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| | not beg for food at the table, although
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| training your puppy. You can teach him to
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| | here it is often the family that must be
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| stay either seated or lying down. By
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| | trained, not the dog!
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| repeated practice, say "Stay," walking
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| | You should see that he is not allowed to
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| away, and acting shocked if he rises and
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| | wander the neighborhood, making a
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| follows. Take him back and go through it
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| | nuisance of himself, and that he never
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| again.
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| | runs loose in the street. The dog should
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| Always, of course, return to praise him
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| | not go off your premises without being on
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| mightily when he has "stayed" for even a
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| | a leash.
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| few brief seconds. Gradually lengthen the
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| | Everything you teach him to do or not to
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| time. You can perfect this obedience
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| | do will help at some time, If the leash
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| command while moving about at housework
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| | breaks or he gets outdoors without a
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| or in a cellar workshop; it needn't take
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| | collar, obeying your call may save his
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| too much time after the idea has been
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| | life. An owner of obedience-trained
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| implanted.
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| | spaniels once failed to close her house
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| Your dog should also learn to walk on a
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| | door when she went to cross the street to
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| leash without pulling; the command "Heel"
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| | her car.
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| is often used here. As with "Stay,"
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| | Looking back, she saw to her horror two
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| practice makes perfect. He should also be
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| | eager little fellows loping down the
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| taught some signal to use when he wants
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| | front steps - and an automobile coming
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| to go out. The appropriate bark for speak
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| | down the street. She called "Down!"
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| means he will let you know, if you do not
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| | raising her arm in the obedience-taught
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| see him at the door, that he needs to go
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| | gesture. Instantly, the little things
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| out.
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| | dropped flat, and the car whizzed past
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| He should learn not to jump on people,
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| | between them and their mistress.
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| and having him "Sit" as a new friend
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| | Not till she called "Come!" did they rise
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| approaches will control his enthusiasm.
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| | and trot happily to her. Obedience
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| He also should not bark and dash forward
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| | training won't "make a robot" of your
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| at anyone, even a suspected interloper,
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| | dog. It certainly will make a better
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| until given a command. He should not be
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| | citizen of him - and who knows? - of you.
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| allowed on furniture, unless you permit
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| | That's all we could ask, isn't it?
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| him on one special chair; he also should
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