Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 173, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1917 — How to Teach a Dog. [ARTICLE]

How to Teach a Dog.

Kindness, firmness, and patience are necessary QuailtleS ln.teJßLChtßg a dog, Nothing can be done by cruelty, and If you lose your temper you will never teach him anything. It is very little use trying to teach an old dog. Begin when he is young and do not overtire him. Also do not overfeed him, for most of the lessons have to be taught by a system of small rewards In the shape of tit-bits of food.