GENEEAL PEINCIPLES
9
A
kindly pat and a few words of praise will be keenly appreciobedience.
ated by tbe dog which is sensibly handled, and in the long run they are by far the best. The question of proper methods of punishing for disobedience may well be mentioned here, although it will be treated more definitely in connection with the various lessons. In general, it is hopeless to try and train a dog solely by persuasion. Force must at times be resorted to, and pain inflicted in order that the penalty for wrong-doing
may be
dog's mind to deter him from leaving the straight and narrow path of rectitude. Do not for a moment think, however, that I recommend a frequent resort to the whip or other harsh sufficient in the
means of punishment.
On
the contrary,
that should be employed only as a last resort. If the dog has been brought up to realize that a sharp
something,
a
solid
reprimand means
'talking to'' will