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Table of Contents THE COMMAND—COME (plus the dog's name)The Sign—Slapping knee with both hands. The dog is lying down some little distance away, andat the command COME he approaches his guide at a fastpace and stops in front of him in sitting position. Thencommanded HEEL, he swings around and sits at the leftside of his guide. In the preceding lesson the dog has learned to DOWN.He is now unleashed but the guide is not certain he isunder full control. If perchance a safely enclosed area isnot available, it will be wise to practise this lesson with aleash of about ten yards in length. After tying the leashto a post, give the command STAY and walk away fromthe dog to a distance of, say, eight yards thus allowing aplay of about two yards. Before this exercise is begun,carefully measure off the eight-yard distance in order thatthe space between dog and guide shall not exceed thelength of the leash. This is so the dog will not be broughtup with a sharp jerk before he reaches the guide. If hewere thus pulled up, short, he would very naturally think |
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