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//-->Teaching a Dog New Tricks--2Teaching A Dog New Tricks-2By Chas. L. BurlingameANY person who will devote himself to a somewhat troublesome task and teachhis dog the amusing exercise of becoming a Swiss bell ringer, will, on completion ofit, derive much pleasure, and will have learned by experience that the memory of thedog can be cultivated to such a degree that he will be able to play short, simplepieces of music, and that as soon as he has mastered the same he will not only neverstrike a false note, but will also on command play the piece all through without asingle mistake. Although in this experiment no cue words are used as there are in themnemonic system, it is somewhat similar to it from the fact that the memory of thedog is cultivated to a higher degree and plays the leading role. I will not my that adog has a musical ear, because in order to understand that, and how far the talent ofthe animal extends in this direction, it will be necessary for man to understand andcomprehend thoroughly the language of animals. But that a dog through aninnumerable number of times placing his paws on certain keys, will remember thesame, is a fact, and the more simple the touch is, just so much easier does heremember them Of course, for this purpose a special instrument must be constructed,which can easily be done by any good cabinetmaker or mechanic; all that isnecessary is to secure six or eight well toned bells, and make a frame work to hangthem in in such a way that when a key if touched in the usual manner a little hammerstrikes the bell. These keys must be at least one inch and a half wide and placed oneinch apart. If they were placed together, like keys on a piano, the dog would havedifficulty in touching the proper key. Of course, whoever teaches the dog this feemust thoroughly understand the piece of music selected, and must be able to play iton the bell without a single mistake, because if he should make an error whileteaching the dog it would muse the animal to strike a false note also."Jollying" the PerformerThe dog is to be seated on the table in front of the instrument; the trainer must standin such a way that the instrument is between him and the dog; he takes a thin rod ofsuch length that when held in his hand the other end of it will touch the dog's pawand attaches to the lower end of the rod a small leather strap with a buckle. Strap thisaround the right front paw of the dog, close to the end of the paw, in such a way thatthe end of the rod rests on top of the paw.Now, knowing the proper keys to strike to bring out the tone, the trainer lifts up therod with the paw attached and places it on the first key to be touched, then on thesecond key, the third, and so on, until the piece is finished; every time the piece hasbeen played through the dog should be allowed a few minutes' rest and be patted andhttp://thelearnedpig.com.pa/magos/articles/dog/dog2.html (1 of 6) [4/23/2002 4:06:20 PM]Teaching a Dog New Tricks--2rewarded. By this he is given to understand that he has performed his task as desired,and it will encourage him so that the next time he will follow it with more ambitionand attention and retain the tone and movements in his memory; after a short rest theperformance is again gone through with, and at the commencement any suitableword or command should be spoken to him, for instance, the name of the piece to beplayed, and should be pronounced in a loud, commanding tone. The dog willremember the continued repetition of this commanding word, and when in course oftime he has learned to strike the keys properly he will associate the command withthe piece and it will only be necessary to repeat it to him when he will at once jumpup on the table and play the piece through.Plenty of Time NeededIt must be understood that in teaching this the trainer must have a great deal ofpatience and time, because it requires an enormous number of times placing the pawof the dog on the keys, but in a few weeks, of well regulated and diligent practice thedog will have learned his task.This experiment can also be performed by using the system known as the eyetraining, but in this case it would be very difficult to judge what the dog is playingbecause the notes are struck so slowly from the fact that after each touch the dogmust look into his master's eye to see which key he must strike next; and this mightoften take a minute's time before the dog would strike the next note, and if the cueword system is used it would require constant speaking to the dog which would be adisturbing feature. Then again the piece would be too slowly, and these two methodswould be harder for the dog to learn than the one described.When the dog has played the piece through a number of times the trainer holds therod very loosely in his hand and tries to have the dog commence on the proper keyby merely commanding him. To make it easy for the dog he points at the proper keywith a finger of the other hand. If the dog puts his paw on the key, point to thesecond, and so on until the piece is played through. When the dog follows thepointing of the finger and has struck all the proper keys through to the end, he mustat once receive a good reward, and it will not be necessary to use the rod any more.Simply point with the finger to the proper key and try to have him play the piece asquickly as possible; as the dog progresses in his part the trainer takes the fingerfarther and farther away from the keys and finally points only from a distance, butstanding close to the table and giving the proper word of command in the beginning.The trainer will soon observe that the dog, with the keenness of his sight, will seewhat key his master wants touched and he will commence at once; as alreadymentioned, the dog learns in time through the continued repetition of striking thekeys and will remember it so well that it will only be necessary to command him,when he will at once render the selection.http://thelearnedpig.com.pa/magos/articles/dog/dog2.html (2 of 6) [4/23/2002 4:06:20 PM]Teaching a Dog New Tricks--2The Language of FlowersThe most interesting experiment with a dog is one that is particularly interesting toladies and finds great acclamation in cultivated circles, especially among those whoare interested in the cultivation of flowers and their symbolical meaning.First the trainer must have a mechanic make twelve small plates of wood or metal,each one two inches wide by three inches long. Each plate has a piece about oneinch long attached to one corner at right angles to it, to serve as a mouthpiece for thedog to pick it up, and to makes this easy for him it should be corrugated and turnedup in order that he can hold it securely with his teeth without injuring it. Fastenedupright to the center of each plate is a small rod about eight or ten inches high.Imitation flowers made of cloth, silk or woolen material are attached to these uprightrods. Paper flowers must not be used. These little bouquets are then placed on thetable in two rows, six in each row. The rows must be about two feet apart, this willplace a row on each side of the trainer, and leave the center space to be occupied bythe dog, which sits facing the exhibitor, and gives him room to move aboutcomfortably without displaying or knocking over the bouquets. These smallbouquets must stand far enough apart that their leaves do not touch, in order thathttp://thelearnedpig.com.pa/magos/articles/dog/dog2.html (3 of 6) [4/23/2002 4:06:20 PM]Teaching a Dog New Tricks--2none of them will be knocked over by the dog as he picks one up with his teeth.When the trainer his these arrangements completed he must learn the twelve flowershe is using and their location in two rows, and must also know by heart the languageof these flowers, including all the words and expressions which they may be used torepresent. He must have this at his tongue's end in order to give the full elucidationto any flower the dog may pick up. Every exhibitor must arrange these flowers andtheir meaning to suit himself, but for the purpose of fully explaining how this isdone, I give here the list of flowers and their meaning originally used by the inventorof this system. As the performer stands facing the table, the first flower at his righthand is a forget-me-not, the second a white lily, the third a tulip, the fourth a cornblossom, the fifth a gray violet (or pansy), and the sixth a red rose; at his left handstands first in the row an evergreen, the second a red pink, then a poppy, then aauricula, the white rose and the double red pink (carnation).The symbols of these twelve flowers are as follows: The forget-me-not representsfidelity, hope, remembrance, etc.; the white lily, purity, innocence, virtue, power,freedom, majesty etc.; the tulip, vanity, beauty without spirit or heart, etc.; the cornblossom (cyane), childish simplicity, pious joy, bucolic poverty, faith, etc.; the grayviolet, suffering or patient love, melancholy, love's complaint, etc.; the red rose,love, innocence, youth, pleasure, perishable, etc. The evergreen, which is the firstplant at the left of the trainer, represents immortality, eternal virtue and its reward,friendship, eternity, etc. The red pink represents ardent love, noble mind andchangeability. The poppy represents sleep, dreams, death, sorrow, deception, falseheart, etc. The auricula is the emblem of poverty, modesty and all that is lovable.The white rose is the symbol of purity, innocence, childishness, repentence, etc. Thecarnation, last flower in the left row, is the symbol of friendship; beauty, confidence,etc. The above list is given for the purpose of showing the different symbols of theflowers, but each performer must make his own selection according to his taste. It issufficient for him to remember one or two symbols that each flower represents.Cue Words Not NeededWhen this experiment with the dog is produced the exhibitor must show each flowerto the spectators, giving its name and what it represents, that they may understandjust what flowers are used. He then asks a lady present to name any flower shewould like to have the dog pick up; as soon as mentioned the exhibitor must placehimself apparently by accident near the row in which the desired flower stands; asthere is so much empty space on the table in performing this feat the cue words arenot used. Only the distances from the table are made use of and the trainer shows thedog in which row the selected flower is by standing near it. Suppose the lady calledfor the auricula. The trainer carelessly stands in front of the left row and in the firstdistance, because the auricula is in that row and the third one from the dog. Theexhibitor says. "Don Pedro, hand me the auricula." The dog being accustomed tonotice the distance in which his master stands at once picks up the third flower,which is the one desired. If a spectator asks for a tulip, the trainer must stand at oncehttp://thelearnedpig.com.pa/magos/articles/dog/dog2.html (4 of 6) [4/23/2002 4:06:20 PM]Teaching a Dog New Tricks--2in front of the right row and in the second distance, because the tulip is the fourthflower in the right row from the dog, and again he commands: "Don Pedro, hand methe tulip." The dog, noticing the distance, will certainly pick up the tulip. It must beremembered that when the evergreen or the forget-me-not is chosen that these formthe sixth object and not the fifth, as in the case in the number or alphabet codepreviously explained. The trainer must therefore try to make the dog pick up thesixth flower when he stands farther away from the table, and that this third distanceis to be a sign for the dog to pick up the sixth object. The exhibitor must not forget totake the flower away from the dog as soon as he has picked it up and show it, callingattention to the fact that it is the one desired, and then replace it in its proper positionin the row.Language Figuring in TricksWhen the dog has picked out a sufficent number of selected flowers to satisfy thespectators, the language of flowers can be performed. "Don Pedro, what flower is thesymbol of childish simplicity?" If the trainer is close to the proper row and in theproper distance to designate this flower the dog will certainly pick up the cornblossom. "Don Pedro, which flower is the symbol of purity and innocence?" The dogpicks up the white rose. "Don Pedro, which flower represents patient love?" The dogpicks up the gray violet. "Don Pedro, which flower typifies poverty and modesty?"The dog picks up the auricula. "Don Pedro, which one typifies vanity?" He picks upthe tulip. "Don Pedro, which flower typifies virtue?" The dog picks up the lily. Nowfor something more complicated. "Don Pedro, if a scholar at school wants to sleepinstead of getting his lessons, what flower would you give him for a prize? The dogpicks up the poppy. "Don Pedro, let us suppose you had a sweetheart, what flowerwould you send her to show you loved her sincerely?" The dog picks up the redpink, that being the symbol of ardent love. "Don Pedro, if you were separated forsome time from your sweetheart, and enlisted as a soldier to serve in the Philippines,what flower would you send to her in remembrance of yourself?" The dog picks upthe forget-me-not;" and now, Don Pedro if it should happen that I died before youwhat flower would you plant on my grave?" The dog picks up the evergreen, as thatis the symbol of immortality and eternity. Of course, it is not necessary to put allthese questions to the dog; it depends entirely on the exhibitor or trainer as to howfar he will go in fatiguing the dog.Distinguishing the FlagsIn this manner the trainer can produce the pretty feat of introducing the flags of allnations. He must secure small flags of the United States, England, Germany, France,Russia, Austria, Cuba, Italy, Turkey, Norway, Sweden, China, twelve in all, attachthem to little staffs that are attached to the plates in the manner the flowers are. Hethen places these twelve in two rows of six each, learning by heart their position, orfor conveninece, he can have the name of each nation painted on the plate to whichhttp://thelearnedpig.com.pa/magos/articles/dog/dog2.html (5 of 6) [4/23/2002 4:06:20 PM]
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