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when he has learned his lesson with right good
will. Never lose your temper or use violence of
any sort. Corporal punishment inflicted on an
intelligent dog is an indignity which reflects upon
his master. It is besides a psychological error.
This being said, let me add that naughty puppies
as well as very small children before the age of
reason, but not after, are quite welcome to a little
spanking now and then when too recalcitrant to
learn the fundamental rules of good manners.
Personally, I have never taught my dogs any sort
of tricks, although I admit that many dogs, their
lesson once learned, take great pleasure in
showing off their tricks. To perform in a circus is
quite another matter and a degradation to an
intelligent dog. Anyhow these performing dogs
are as a rule well looked after on account of the
money they bring in and are infinitely better off
than their wretched wild comrades in the
menagerie. When a dog is ill, he will submit to almost
anything, even a painful operation, if it is
explained to him in a kind but firm voice that it
must be done and why it must be done. Never
coax a sick dog to eat, he often does so only to
oblige you, even if his instinct warns him to
abstain from food, which is as often as not his
salvation. Don’t worry, dogs like very small
children can be without food for several days
without further inconvenience. A dog can stand
pain with great courage, but of course he likes
you to tell him how sorry you are for him. Maybe
it will be a comfort to some dog-lovers to be told
that I do believe that on the whole their
sensitiveness to pain is less acute than we think. Never
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